Hyphenation of Doctor

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Doctor? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Doc-tor

Definitions of Doctor:

1.
A licensed medical practitioner
I felt so bad I went to see my doctor
2.
(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching
The Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages
3.
Children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
The children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor
4.
A person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
She is a doctor of philosophy in physics
5.
Alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
Sophisticate rose water with geraniol
6.
Give medical treatment to
7.
Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
She repaired her TV set Repair my shoes please

Synonyms of Doctor:

noun doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico, medical practitioner, medical man
nounDoctor of the Church, Doctor, theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologiser
noun play, child's play
noun Dr., scholar, scholarly person, student
verb sophisticate, doctor up, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase
verb treat, care for
verb repair, mend, fix, bushel, furbish up, restore, touch on, better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

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