Doctor or The Doctor may refer to:
Personal titles
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Doctor (title)
Doctor is an academic title that originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb 'to teach'. It has been used as an academic title in Europe since the 13th century, w ...
, the holder of an accredited academic degree.
* A medical practitioner, including:
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Audiologist
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Dentist
A dentist, also known as a dental surgeon, is a health care professional who specializes in dentistry (the diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the mouth, oral cavity and other aspects of the craniofaci ...
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Optometrist
Optometry is a specialized health care profession that involves examining the eyes and related structures for defects or abnormalities. Optometrists are health care professionals who typically provide comprehensive primary eye care.
In the Uni ...
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Physician
A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...
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Surgeon
In modern medicine, a surgeon is a medical professional who performs surgery. Although there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon usually is also a licensed physician or received the same medical training as ...
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Veterinary physician
A veterinarian (vet), also known as a veterinary surgeon or veterinary physician, is a medical professional who practices veterinary medicine. They manage a wide range of health conditions and injuries in non-human animals. Along with this, vet ...
* Other roles
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Doctor of the Church
Doctor of the Church (Latin: ''doctor'' "teacher"), also referred to as Doctor of the Universal Church (Latin: ''Doctor Ecclesiae Universalis''), is a title given by the Catholic Church to saints recognized as having made a significant contribu ...
, a title given to those with great contribution to Christian theology or doctrine.
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Doctor of Nursing Practice
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is a professional degree in nursing. In the United States, the DNP is one of three doctorate degrees in nursing, the others being the research degrees PhD and the Doctor of Nursing Science. Internationally, ...
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Doctor of Pharmacy
A Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD; New Latin: ''Pharmaciae Doctor'') is a professional doctorate in pharmacy. In some countries, it is a doctoral degree to practice the profession of pharmacy or to become a clinical pharmacist. In many countries the ...
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Doctor of Philosophy
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common Academic degree, degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields ...
People
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The Doctor (nickname) Doctor or The Doctor is the nickname or stagename for:
* The Doctor (Doctor Who)
* Clive Jackson, aka "The Big Doctor", lead singer of Doctor and the Medics
* W. G. Grace (1848–1915), English cricketer
* Doctor Khumalo (born 1967), South African ...
, people with nickname or stage name of "Doctor" or "The Doctor".
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Doctor Willard Bliss (1825–1889), American physician.
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Doctor Greenwood
Doctor Haydock "Doc" Greenwood (31 October 1860 – 3 November 1951) was an English footballer who played for Blackburn Rovers and made two appearances for England in 1882. "Doctor" was his Christian name and was not in recognition of any medica ...
(1860–1951), English footballer.
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Sean Doctor
Sean P. Doctor (born July 10, 1966) is a former American football running back who played two seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Charlotte Rage and Buffalo Destroyers. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round of the ...
(born 1966), American football player.
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List of physicians
This is a list of famous physicians in history.
Chronological lists
Ancient physicians
30th century BCE to 4th century CE
* List of ancient physicians
Post-classical physicians
5th century CE to 15th century CE
* List of post-classical ph ...
Arts, entertainment, and media
Characters
* Doctor, a character in 1998 American comedy movie ''
My Giant
''My Giant'' is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann. The film stars Billy Crystal, who also produced and co-wrote the story for the film, and Romanian National Basketball Association, NBA player Gheorghe Mureșan in his only ...
''.
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Doctor (''Black Cat'')
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Doctor (''Hellsing'')
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The Doctor (''Cave Story''), also known as Fuyuhiko Date.
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The Doctor (''Doctor Who'')
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The Doctor (''Star Trek: Voyager'')
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Doctor Scalpel
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Autobots
The Autobots are the main protagonists of the Transformers franchise who come from the planet Cybertron.
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime (voic ...
or "The Doctor", a character in ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''.
* The Doctor or
Cobra Commander, a character from ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero''.
* The Doctor, an antagonist in ''
Little Nightmares II
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''.
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List of fictional doctors
This is a list of fictional doctors (characters that use the appellation "doctor", medical and otherwise), from literature, films, television, and other media.
Shakespeare created a doctor in his play Macbeth (c 1603) with a "great many good doct ...
Films
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''Doctor'' (film series), popular British hospital comedy films of the 1950s–1960s.
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''Doctor'' (1963 film), Indian Malayalam-language film by M. S. Mani.
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''Doctor'' (2013 film), South Korean film.
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''Doctor'' (2021 film), Indian Tamil-language film by Nelson Dillipkumar.
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''The Doctor'' (1991 film), William Hurt plays a doctor whose own illness transforms his later approach to patients.
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''The Doctor'' (2013 film), a TV film about basketball player Julius Erving.
Music
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Doctor (band)
Daniel Greaves (born 1 December 1970) is a Canadian rock vocalist and songwriter. He is known as the founder and lead singer of the band The Watchmen, and for his a capella singing.
Career
The Watchmen
In 1988, Greaves became the lead singer ...
Albums
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''The Doctor'' (Beenie Man album)
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''The Doctor'' (Cheap Trick album)
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''The Doctor'' (Thomas Nöla et son Orchestre album)
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''Doctor'' (soundtrack), 2021 soundtrack album to the 2021 Tamil-language film ''Doctor''.
Songs
* "Doctor", a song by
Cute Is What We Aim For.
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"Doctor" (Loïc Nottet song), a single by Loïc Nottet.
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"The Doctor" (Mary Wells song)
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"The Doctor" (The Doobie Brothers song)
* "Doctor", a 2018 song by
Chanmina
, known professionally as , is a South Korean-Japanese people, Japanese rapper and pop musician. She debuted in 2016 independently, before releasing her major label debut album ''Miseinen'' in 2017.
Biography
Chanmina was born in South Korea, ...
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Doctor! Doctor!
"Doctor! Doctor!" is a song performed by the British new wave band Thompson Twins. It is the second single from the band's fourth studio album, ''Into the Gap'' (1984). It was written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway, and prominent ...
", a single by the Thompson Twins.
Television
Series
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''Doctors'' (2000 TV series), a British soap opera that began airing on BBC One in 2000.
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''The Doctor'' (1952 TV series), an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1952 to 1953.
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''The Doctors'' (1963 TV series), an American soap opera that aired on NBC from 1963 to 1982.
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''The Doctors'' (1969 TV series), a British medical drama that aired on BBC from 1969 to 1971.
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''The Doctors'' (2016 TV series), a South Korean drama.
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''The Doctors'' (talk show)
Episodes
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"The Doctor" (''Once Upon a Time''), a television episode.
* "Doctor, Doctor", an
episode of ''The Real Ghostbusters''.
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"The Doctor" (''Bluey''), an episode of the first season of the animated TV series ''Bluey''.
Other arts, entertainment, and media
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''Doctors'' (novel), by Erich Segal.
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''The Doctor'' (painting), a painting by Luke Fildes.
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''The Doctor'' (play), a play by Robert Icke.
Other uses
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Doctor (cocktail)
The doctor cocktail is a pre-prohibition era cocktail that traces in drink guides to as far back as 1917, when it appeared in Hugo R. Ensslin's ''Recipes for Mixed Drinks''. As originally described the cocktail called simply for Swedish Punsch mi ...
, a family of mixed alcoholic drinks.
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DOCTOR, a script for Joe Weizenbaum's program ELIZA, simulating a Rogerian psychotherapist.
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Fremantle Doctor or the Doctor, a Western Australian afternoon sea breeze.
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Doctores metro station
Doctores metro station is a metro station, station of the Mexico City Metro in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City. It is an underground station with two side platforms, served by Mexico City Metro Line 8, Line 8 (the Green ...
, in Mexico City, Mexico.
See also
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Daktari
''Daktari'' ( Swahili for "doctor") is an American family drama series that aired on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The series is an Ivan Tors Films Production in association with MGM Television starring Marshall Thompson as Dr. Marsh Tracy, a veter ...
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DR (disambiguation)
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Doc (disambiguation)
DOC, Doc, doc or DoC may refer to:
In film and television
* ''Doc'' (2001 TV series), a 2001–2004 PAX series
* ''Doc'' (1975 TV series), a 1975–1976 CBS sitcom
* "D.O.C." (''Lost''), a television episode
* ''Doc'' (film), a 1971 Wester ...
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Docter (disambiguation) Docter may refer to:
* Docter (surname)
* Docter Optics, a German manufacturer of sports optics
See also
* Arthur Docters van Leeuwen, a Dutch politician, jurist and civil servant
* Doctor (disambiguation)
Doctor or The Doctor may refer to:
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Doctor Doctor (disambiguation) Doctor Doctor may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Doctor Doctor'' (film), an Indian film
* ''Doctor Doctor'' (American TV series), a 1989 American television sitcom
* ''Doctor Doctor'' (South Korean TV series), a 2000 South Korean television s ...
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Doctor Who (disambiguation)
'' Doctor Who'' is a long-running British science fiction series.
Doctor Who may also refer to:
Media based on the television series
* Whoniverse, the fictional universe of the British science-fiction programme Doctor Who
* The Doctor (''Doctor ...
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Doktor (disambiguation) Doktor may refer to:
* The word "doctor" in Turkish language, Slavic and Germanic languages
** Doktor nauk, a post-doctoral degree in post-Soviet states
** Doktoringenieur, the German engineering doctorate degree
* Martin Doktor, a sprint canoer
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The Doctors (disambiguation) The Doctors may refer to:
* ''The Doctors'' (1963 TV series), a 1963–1982 American daytime soap opera
* ''The Doctors'' (1969 TV series), a 1969–1971 British nighttime drama
* ''The Doctors'' (2016 TV series), a South Korean drama
* ''The Docto ...
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