dr

doc-tor · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Abbreviation for Doctor, used as a title before a name.

  2. 2.

    Used for both medical doctors and holders of doctoral degrees.

  3. 3.

    Abbreviation for Drive, used in street addresses.

Forms

plural: Drs

Related words

See also: doctor, professor, title
Synonyms: doctor

Etymology

Abbreviation of Doctor, from Latin doctor meaning "teacher." The title has been used since medieval times for learned persons and practitioners of medicine.