Meanings
dr1
plural drs
Dr2
- Doctor, a title used before a doctor's name or surname (Dr Jane Doe, Dr Doe)
The defenders, Drs Smith and Lowe, ought not to have detained the pursuer in their said asylum.
1859, Cases Decided in the Court of Session, Teind Court, Court of Exchequer, and House of Lords, volume XXI, Edinburgh: T. and T. Clark; London: Stevens and Norton, page 786 - drive, used in street names
- JapanabbreviationentertainmentAbbreviation of drums (of a rock band)
DR3
- abbreviationinitialismnot comparablemedicineInitialism of drug-resistant (used to refer to strains of tuberculosis).
Antonyms: DS
plural DRs
- abbreviationinitialismnavigationnauticalInitialism of dead reckoning.
- abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of dissident right.
[…] His podcast is probably the best show in the entire DR.
2022 October 28, The Original Roland Rat (@OGRolandRat), Twitter - abbreviationinitialismInitialism of data release.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of death rate.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of dynamic range
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Dominican Republic.
DR4
Synonyms & antonyms
nounDebit.
Origin
DR · noun
- Latindēbēre
- EnglishDR
Probably from Latin dēbēre.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic د
- د (d)Doctor
Bengali ডঃ
- ডঃ (ḍôḥ)Doctor
Bulgarian д-р
- д-р (d-r)Doctor
Czech dr.
- dr.Doctor
Esperanto D-ro
- D-roDoctor
Finnish tri
- triDoctor
French Dr.
- Dr.Doctor
German Dr.
- Dr.Doctor
Greek Δρ.
- Δρ.Doctor
Hebrew ד״ר
- ד״ר (d'r)Doctor
Hindi डॉ॰
- डॉ॰ (ḍŏ.)Doctor
Indonesian dr., Dr.
- dr.Doctor
- Dr.Doctor
Irish an Dochtúir
- an DochtúirDoctor
Italian dott., dr.
- dott.Doctor
- dr.Doctor
Japanese 先生, 博士
- 先生 (sensei)Doctor
- 博士 (hakase)Doctor
Polish dr
- drDoctor
Portuguese Dr.
- Dr.Doctor
Romanian Dr.
- Dr.Doctor
Russian д-р
- д-р (d-r)Doctor
Scottish Gaelic an t-Oll
- an t-OllDoctor
Spanish Dr., Dra.
- Dr.Doctor
- Dra.Doctor
Swahili Dkt.
- Dkt.Doctor
Swedish dr, d:r
- drDoctor
- d:rDoctor
Turkish Dr.
- Dr.Doctor
Yiddish ד״ר
- ד״ר (d"r)Doctor
Cite this entry
dr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dr
“dr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dr. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dr,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dr.
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