Doctress vs. Doctor
Difference Between Doctress and Doctor
Doctressnoun
(archaic) A female doctor.
Doctornoun
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 D.O., DPM, M.D., DMD, DDS, in the US or MBBS in the UK.
If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor.Doctornoun
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.
Doctornoun
A veterinarian; a medical practitioner who treats non-human animals.
Doctornoun
A nickname for a person who has special knowledge or talents to manipulate or arrange transactions.
Doctornoun
(obsolete) A teacher; one skilled in a profession or a branch of knowledge; a learned man.
Doctornoun
(dated) Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty or serve some purpose in an exigency.
the doctor of a calico-printing machine, which is a knife to remove superfluous colouring matterthe doctor, or auxiliary engine, also called "donkey engine"Doctornoun
A fish, the friar skate.
Doctorverb
(transitive) To act as a medical doctor to.
Her children doctored her back to health.Doctorverb
To act as a medical doctor.
Doctorverb
(transitive) To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor; to confer a doctorate upon.
Doctorverb
(transitive) To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior.
They doctored their apple trees by vigorous pruning, and now the dwarfed trees are easier to pick.We may legally doctor a pet to reduce its libido.Doctorverb
(transitive) To genetically alter an extant species.
Mendel's discoveries showed how the evolution of a species may be doctored.Doctorverb
(transitive) To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive, especially a document.
To doctor the signature of an instrument with intent to defraud is an example of forgery.Doctorverb
To take medicine.
Doctornoun
a licensed medical practitioner;
I felt so bad I went to see my doctorDoctornoun
(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the othodoxy of their theological teaching;
the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle AgesDoctornoun
children take the roles of doctor or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the doctor's office;
the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctorDoctornoun
a person who holds Ph.D. degree from an academic institution;
she is a doctor of philosophy in physicsDoctorverb
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive;
Sophisticate rose water with geraniolDoctorverb
give medical treatment to
Doctorverb
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken;
She repaired her TV setRepair my shoes please
