Doctor Watson

A form of Watson — Any character who acts as a catalyst for the detective protagonist's mental processes in a mystery story; a consciousness that is privy to facts in the case without being in on the conclusions drawn from them until the proper time. After William L. DeAndrea, discussing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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nounDoctor Watson (plural Doctor Watsons)

plural Doctor Watsons

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Watson (“Any character who acts as a catalyst for the detective protagonist's mental processes in a mystery story; a consciousness that is privy to facts in the case without being in on the conclusions drawn from them until the proper time. After William L. DeAndrea, discussing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.”)
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APA

Doctor Watson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doctor%20Watson

MLA

“Doctor Watson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doctor%20Watson. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Doctor Watson,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doctor%20Watson.

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