What does doctor mean?

Question

I ask this because there are MD's, Phd's, etc.

Answer 1

It doesn't mean you know what your doing thats for dam sure.

Answer 2

MD'S,Phd's,etc is the type of degree they have and a Dr is there title

Answer 3

It means "learned person." The root word makes reference to teaching.

There are all kinds of doctors. The highest degrees in any academic field (PhD., Ed.D., etc.) and many professional fields are doctoral degrees.

A physician (M.D.) is highly learned in medical science, and so is also referred to as "doctor."

Answer 4

thos are just different degrees they get-

DOCTOR;

–noun 1. a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.  

2. a person who has been awarded a doctor's degree: He is a Doctor of Philosophy.  

3. Doctor of the Church.  

4. Older Slang. a cook, as at a camp or on a ship.  

5. Machinery. any of various minor mechanical devices, esp. one designed to remedy an undesirable characteristic of an automatic process.  

6. Angling. any of several artificial flies, esp. the silver doctor.  

7. an eminent scholar and teacher.  

–verb (used with object) 8. to give medical treatment to; act as a physician to: He feels he can doctor himself for just a common cold.  

9. to treat (an ailment); apply remedies to: He doctored his cold at home.  

10. to restore to original or working condition; repair; mend: She was able to doctor the chipped vase with a little plastic cement.  

11. to tamper with; falsify: He doctored the birthdate on his passport.  

12. to add a foreign substance to; adulterate: Someone had doctored the drink.  

13. to revise, alter, or adapt (a photograph, manuscript, etc.) in order to serve a specific purpose or to improve the material: to doctor a play.  

14. to award a doctorate to: He did his undergraduate work in the U.S. and was doctored at Oxford.  

–verb (used without object) 15. to practice medicine.  

16. Older Use. to take medicine; receive medical treatment.  

17. Metallurgy. (of an article being electroplated) to receive plating unevenly.  

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[Origin: 1275–1325; ME docto(u)r (< AF) < L, equiv. to doc(ére) to teach + -tor -tor]

Answer 5

doctor comes from "doctorite" which is a level below Phd i think

Answer 6

o god how do i start

ok ummm...........i quit

Answer 7

There are three ways to get to use doctor in front of your name.

One is to get an MD (or MBBS/ MBChB in the UK) and be a medical doctor.

Two is to sit a PhD and study for a thesis. Once you pass this then you can put doctor in front of your name but you are not a medical doctor, but one in whatever subject you chose to study.

The third way is to get a honorory degree, but not many people get to be one this way.

Answer 8

Doctor is latin for teacher. It technically just means someone who is proficient in a certain area, such as medicine, psychology, education, etc.