- a licensed medical practitioner
- (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching
- children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
- a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
💬 Examples
- "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"
- "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages"
- "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor"
- "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics"