doctor (EN)

noun, verb

noun “doctor”

1. a person licensed to practice medicine; a physician
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   When I was sick, the doctor gave me medicine to help me get better.
2. a person who has earned the highest academic degree in a field of study
   She became a doctor of philosophy after completing her dissertation.
3. a veterinarian; an animal doctor
   We took our cat to the doctor when she stopped eating.
4. (informal) someone skilled in fixing or improving things; an expert
   He's the computer doctor who can solve any tech problem.

verb “doctor”

1. to change something in order to deceive; to falsify
   He was caught doctoring the records to hide the missing funds.
2. to add a harmful substance to food or drink; to poison or adulterate
   They suspected someone had doctored their drinks.
3. to give medical treatment to someone like a doctor
   She doctored the injured hiker until help arrived.
4. to confer a doctorate degree upon someone
   At graduation, the university will doctor the successful candidates.