Docter vs. Doctor — What's the Difference?
Edited by Tayyaba Rehman — By Fiza Rafique — Published on October 23, 2023
"Docter" is an incorrect spelling. The correct spelling is "Doctor," a person qualified to practice medicine or having a doctorate in a subject.
Which is correct: Docter or Doctor
How to spell Doctor?
Docter
Incorrect Spelling
Doctor
Correct Spelling
Difference Between Docter and Doctor
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Key Differences
Link "Doctor" to the sound "tor" not "ter."
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Remember "Doctor" as "Doc-tor," similar to "director."
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Think of "Doctor Who," a popular TV show, to recall the correct spelling.
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Visualize a doctor's office with the word "Doctor" on the door.
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Recall "Dr." as the abbreviation for "Doctor."
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Definitions
Doctor
A person licensed to practice medicine.
The doctor prescribed some medications.
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Doctor
Someone awarded the highest university degree.
She is a doctor of philosophy.
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Doctor
A person who is licensed to practice medicine and has trained at a school of medicine or a school of osteopathic medicine; a physician.
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Doctor
Any of certain other healthcare professionals, such as a dentist, optometrist, chiropractor, podiatrist, or veterinarian.
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Doctor
A practitioner of alternative medicine or folk medicine who does not have traditional medical credentials.
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Doctor
A person who has earned the highest academic degree, usually a PhD, awarded by a college or university in a specified discipline.
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Doctor
Abbr. Dr. Used as a title and form of address for a person holding the degree of doctor.
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Doctor
A rig or device contrived for remedying an emergency situation or for doing a special task.
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Doctor
(Informal) To give medical treatment to
"[He] does more than practice medicine. He doctors people. There's a difference" (Charles Kuralt).
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Doctor
To falsify or change in such a way as to make favorable to oneself
Doctored the evidence.
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Doctor
To add ingredients so as to improve or conceal the taste, appearance, or quality of
Doctor the soup with a dash of sherry.
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Doctor
To alter or modify for a specific end
Doctored my standard speech for the small-town audience.
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Doctor
(Baseball) To deface or apply a substance to (the ball) in violation of the rules in order to throw a pitch with extraordinary movement
Was ejected because he doctored the ball with a piece of sandpaper.
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Doctor
A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are D.O., DPM, M.D., DMD, DDS, in the US or MBBS in the UK.
If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor.
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Doctor
A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.
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Doctor
A nickname for a person who has special knowledge or talents to manipulate or arrange transactions.
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Doctor
(obsolete) A teacher; one skilled in a profession or a branch of knowledge; a learned man.
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Doctor
(dated) Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty or serve some purpose in an exigency.
The doctor of a calico-printing machine, which is a knife to remove superfluous colouring matter
The doctor, or auxiliary engine, also called "donkey engine"
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Doctor
(transitive) To act as a medical doctor to.
Her children doctored her back to health.
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Doctor
(transitive) To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor; to confer a doctorate upon.
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(transitive) To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior.
They doctored their apple trees by vigorous pruning, and now the dwarfed trees are easier to pick.
We may legally doctor a pet to reduce its libido.
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Doctor
(transitive) To genetically alter an extant species.
Mendel's discoveries showed how the evolution of a species may be doctored.
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Doctor
(transitive) To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive, especially a document.
To doctor the signature of an instrument with intent to defraud is an example of forgery.
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Doctor
A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of knowledge; a learned man.
One of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Macciavel.
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Doctor
An academical title, originally meaning a man so well versed in his department as to be qualified to teach it. Hence: One who has taken the highest degree conferred by a university or college, or has received a diploma of the highest degree; as, a doctor of divinity, of law, of medicine, of music, or of philosophy. Such diplomas may confer an honorary title only.
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Doctor
One duly licensed to practice medicine; a member of the medical profession; a physician.
By medicine life may be prolonged, yet deathWill seize the doctor too.
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Doctor
Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty or serve some purpose in an exigency; as, the doctor of a calico-printing machine, which is a knife to remove superfluous coloring matter; the doctor, or auxiliary engine, called also donkey engine.
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Doctor
To treat as a physician does; to apply remedies to; to repair; as, to doctor a sick man or a broken cart.
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To tamper with and arrange for one's own purposes; to falsify; to adulterate; as, to doctor election returns; to doctor whisky.
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Doctor
(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the othodoxy of their theological teaching;
The Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages
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Doctor
Children take the roles of doctor or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the doctor's office;
The children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor
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Doctor
A person who holds Ph.D. degree from an academic institution;
She is a doctor of philosophy in physics
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Doctor
Alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive;
Sophisticate rose water with geraniol
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Doctor
Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken;
She repaired her TV set
Repair my shoes please
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FAQs
Why is it called Doctor?
It comes from the Latin "docere," meaning "to teach."
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Which conjunction is used with Doctor?
There's no specific conjunction tied to "doctor."
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What is the first form of Doctor?
Doctor is a noun; it doesn't have verb forms like regular verbs.
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Is the Doctor term a metaphor?
No, but can be used metaphorically (e.g., "spin doctor").
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Is Doctor a noun or adjective?
Noun, but can be used adjectivally (e.g., doctor's appointment).
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Is the word “Doctor” a Direct object or an Indirect object?
It can function as a direct object.
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What is the third form of Doctor?
Doctor remains a noun and doesn't possess verb forms.
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What is the second form of Doctor?
Doctor remains a noun and doesn't possess verb forms.
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Fiza RafiqueFiza Rafique is a skilled content editor at AskDifference.com, where she meticulously refines and enhances written pieces. Drawing from her vast editorial expertise, Fiza ensures clarity, accuracy, and precision in every article. Passionate about language, she continually seeks to elevate the quality of content for readers worldwide.
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Tayyaba RehmanTayyaba Rehman is a distinguished writer, currently serving as a primary contributor to askdifference.com. As a researcher in semantics and etymology, Tayyaba's passion for the complexity of languages and their distinctions has found a perfect home on the platform. Tayyaba delves into the intricacies of language, distinguishing between commonly confused words and phrases, thereby providing clarity for readers worldwide.
