spin doctor
To generate spin (a favorable interpretation or bias).
doctor
UK /ˈdɒktə(ɹ)/ US /ˈdɑktɚ/
noun 6verb 5phrase 1
Collocations
9(noun.)
ADJ
excellent, good | qualified | experienced
family, local
My local doctor has been treating patients in our neighborhood for over twenty years.
hospital, school | NHS | private
VERB + DOCTOR
register with
When we moved to the city, we had to register with a new doctor.
call, fetch, get, send for
When my son had a high fever, we decided to get the doctor right away.
Definitions
noun
1
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 DO, DPM, MD, DMD, or
If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor.
By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death / Will seize the doctor too.
2
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.
3
A veterinarian; a medical practitioner who treats non-human animals.
4
A nickname for a person who has special knowledge or talents to manipulate or arrange transactions.
5
A teacher; one skilled in a profession or a branch of knowledge; a learned man.
So from that tyme forwarde I began to ſmell the word of god, and forſoke the ſchole doctors and ſuch foolries.
one of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Macciavel
verb
1
To act as a medical doctor to.
Her children doctored her back to health.
2
To act as a medical doctor.
2017, "Do No Harm", season 8, episode 2 of Adventure Time Doctor Princess: Put this on. [gives her lab coat to Finn] OK, you're a doctor now. Good luck. Finn: Wait, wait, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait! I don't know how to doctor!
3
To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor; to confer a doctorate upon.
4
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.
5
To genetically alter an extant species.
Mendel's discoveries showed how the evolution of a species may be doctored.
noun
1
The title of an academic or medical doctor; used before or instead of the doctor's name.
The students asked to see Doctor Jones.
Doctor Smith carried out the medical procedure.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
an apple a day keeps the doctor away
Apples are healthy and stave off illnesses.
Now, an apple is one of the most wonderful of fruits, and the most wholesome. The old adage went, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," and my young son, three years ago, when he
what the doctor ordered
Exactly what is necessary or useful in a given situation; something very beneficial or desirable.
is anyone here a doctor
Asked to call upon a doctor to come forth from a group of people.
I am a doctor
I am a doctor (a physician, a member of the medical profession)
Example Bank
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If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor.
Wiktionary02
By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death / Will seize the doctor too.
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So from that tyme forwarde I began to ſmell the word of god, and forſoke the ſchole doctors and ſuch foolries.
Wiktionary04
Her children doctored her back to health.
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2017, "Do No Harm", season 8, episode 2 of Adventure Time Doctor Princess: Put this on. [gives her lab coat to Finn] OK, you're a doctor now. Good luck. Finn: Wait, wait, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait! I don
Wiktionary06
They doctored their apple trees by vigorous pruning, and now the dwarfed trees are easier to pick.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, doctor is marked as obsolete, humorous. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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