doctor

Definitions

• A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are w: Doctor of Osteopathic D.O., DPM, of M.D., DMD, DDS, in the US or MBBS in the UK.
• A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.
• A veterinarian; a medical practitioner who treats non-human animals.
• a person who has special knowledge or talents to manipulate or arrange transactions.
• (obsolete) A teacher; one skilled in a profession or a branch of knowledge; a learned man.
• (dated) Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty or serve some purpose in an exigency.
• A fish, the friar skate.