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doctor

1. doc.tor \'da:k-t*r\ \-t(*-)r*l\ \-t*r-.ship\ n [ME doctour teacher, 
   doctor, fr. MF & ML; MF, fr. ML doctor, fr. L,] teacher, fr. doctus, pp. of 
   doce-re 1a: an eminent theologian declared a sound expounder of doctrine by 
   the Rom an Catholic Church 1b: a learned or authoritative teacher  1c: a 
   person who has earned one of the highest academic degrees (as a PhD)  
   conferred by a university 1d: a person awarded an honorary doctorate (as an 
   LLD or LittD) by a colleg e or university 2a: one skilled or specializing 
   in healing arts; esp : a physician,  surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian 
   licensed to practice his profession 2b: MEDICINE MAN  3: material added to 
   produce a desired effect  4: a usu. makeshift and emergency mechanical 
   contrivance or attachment for  remedying a difficulty 5: any of several 
   brightly colored artificial flies  - doc.tor.al aj
2. doctor \-t(*-)rin\ vb or doc.tor.ing 1a: to give medical treatment to  
   1b: to restore to good condition : REPAIR  2a: to adapt or modify for a 
   desired end  2b: to alter deceptively  1: to practice medicine  dial  2: to 
   take medicine