Kilo Lingo

doctor

/ˈdɒktə/

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Translation

A person whose job is to help sick people get well.

Word origin

From Latin doctor, meaning teacher, from a word that meant to teach.

Origin
Latin
Root
doctor

Grammar

Gender
Pluraldoctors

Examples

sick.

"Doctor" means a person who helps sick people.

.

"Doctor" here means the person who treats illness.

hospital.

"Doctors" is the plural, meaning more than one doctor.

A doctor is a person whose job is to help people who are sick or hurt. The doctor looks at you, finds out what is wrong, and tells you how to get well. Most doctors work in a hospital or in a small office.

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This word is part of lesson 8.