dr

D2R1

noun

Doctor, a title used before a doctor's name or surname (Dr Jane Doe, Dr Doe)

Opposite
Very commonScrabble 3

Meanings

dr1

noundr (countable and uncountable, plural drs)

plural drs

  1. abbreviationcountableuncountableaccountingAbbreviation of debtor, debit.

    Antonyms: cr

  2. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of drive.
  3. abbreviationcountableinformaluncountableAbbreviation of doctor.

    Probably a real change would be the cure the drs can't find.

    1979 April 14, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 14

Dr2

nounDr (plural Drs)

plural Drs · alternative Dr.

  1. 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
  2. drive, used in street names
  3. JapanabbreviationentertainmentAbbreviation of drums (of a rock band)

DR3

adjectiveDR (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparablemedicineInitialism of drug-resistant (used to refer to strains of tuberculosis).

    Antonyms: DS

nounDR (plural DRs)

plural DRs

  1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of disaster recovery.
  2. abbreviationinitialismnavigationnauticalInitialism of dead reckoning.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of domain rating.
  4. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of dissident right.

    […] His podcast is probably the best show in the entire DR.

    2022 October 28, The Original Roland Rat (@OGRolandRat), Twitter
  5. abbreviationinitialismNew ThoughtInitialism of desired reality.

    shifting to my fame DR

  6. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of data release.
  7. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of death rate.
  8. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of dynamic range
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Dominican Republic.

DR4

nounDR (uncountable)
  1. uncountableaccountingDebit.

    Antonyms: CR

Synonyms & antonyms

nounDebit.

Opposite

Origin

DR · adjective, noun, proper noun

Initialism of various.

Full word history & related roots →

DR · noun

  1. Latindēbēre
  2. EnglishDR

Probably from Latin dēbēre.

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
APA

dr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dr

MLA

“dr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dr. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dr,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dr.

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