doctorer

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noun

One who doctors.

OriginEnglish doctor ← Middle English doctour ← Anglo-Norman doctour →
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Meanings

noundoctorer (plural doctorers)

plural doctorers

  1. One who doctors.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*doḱ-éye-ti
  3. Proto-Italic*dokejō
  4. Proto-Italic*dokeō
  5. Ancient Greekδιδάσκω (didáskō)
  6. Latindoceō
  7. Latindoctor
  8. Old Frenchdoctur
  9. Anglo-Normandoctour
  10. Middle Englishdoctour
  11. Englishdoctor
  12. Englishdoctorer

From doctor + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

“doctorer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctorer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doctorer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctorer.

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