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doctor

[ˈdɔk.tɔr]

noun

LanguageLatin

Meaning
  1. teacher, instructor
  2. catechist, Doctor of the Church
  3. teacher
  4. A person who teaches, instructs, or serves as a master of a subject.
Examples

… et validos partim prae se misere leones cum doctoribus armatis saevisque magistris.

… and some let out before them strong lions, with armed trainers and fierce masters to manage them and hold them in restraints.

Pronunciationˈdɔk.tɔr

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteIn later ecclesiastical Latin, this term also refers to a Doctor of the Church.

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