English

Noun

doctor

1. A physician: a member of the medical profession. One who is trained and licenced to heal the sick. The final examination and qualification may award a doctorate in which case the post-nominal letters are MD. In the UK the qualifying exam is a first degree and the letters are MBBS or MBChB. (Usually refers to a general practitioner , as others are referred to by their specialties .)
2. A person who has attained a doctorate such as a D.A., D.B.A., D.F.A. , D.M.A., D.M.L., D.Sc. , Ed.D., Ph.D., Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees.
3. A veterinarian: a member of the medical profession. One who is trained and licenced to heal the sick. The final examination and qualification may award a doctorate in which case the post-nominal letters are DVM . In the UK the letters are BVSc.

Translations

• Arabic: طبيب , طَبِيبٌ m, طبيبة , طَبِيبَةٌ f; (root) طبب
• Bulgarian: доктор m (1,2), лекар m (2), лекарка f (2)
• Catalan: metge m [1][2] (ca) , metgesa f
• Chinese: 醫生 /医生 (yīshēng), 大夫 (dàifù)
• Dutch: dokter m,f (1), arts m,f (1), doctor m,f (2)
• Esperanto: doktoro m,f (1), kuracisto m,f (2)
• Finnish: lääkäri (1,2), parantaja (2), tohtori (1,3)
• French: médecin m (1), médecine f, docteur m (1)
• German: Arzt m, Ärztin f, Mediziner m (1), Doktor (2)
• Italian: medico (1), dottore m (1, 2)
• Japanese: 医師 (いし, ishi), 医者 (いしゃ , isha) (1), 博士 (はくし , hakushi; はかせ hakase) (2)
• Latin: medicus m (1), medica f (1)
• Polish: lekarz m, lekarka f, doktor m
• Portuguese: médico m (1), médica f (1), doutor m (2), doutora f (2)
• Romanian: medic m,f, doctor m,f
• Russian: доктор m,f (1,2), врач m,f (2)
• Spanish: medico m (1), medica f (1)
• Swedish: doktor (1, 2), läkare (1)

Verb

doctor

1. To act as a doctor.
2. To change the writing on a piece of paper.

Adjective (title)

doctor

1. Indicates that a person has trained as a doctor.
2. Indicates that a person has a doctorate.