dog doctor
dog doctor noun: a veterinarian who specialises in dogs.
Noun
dog doctor (plural dog doctors)
- A veterinarian who specialises in dogs.
- A famous dog-doctor was ſent for, and undertook to cure the patient, provided he might carry him home to his own houſe; […]1771, [Tobias Smollett], “To Miss Lætitia Willis, at Gloucester”, in The Expedition of Humphry Clinker […], volume I, London: […] W. Johnston, […]; and B. Collins, […], →OCLC, page 119
- I shall now give a dialogue which was held, as nearly as I can recollect, between Mrs. Nollekens and Mrs. Norman, the wife of a celebrated Dog-doctor, who, at the time I was with Sherwin, lived in Fox-court, St. James's-street […].1828, JT Smith, Nollekens and His Times, Century Hutchinson, published 1986, page 106
- Synonyms:
- dogtor
- A dog who is also a doctor.
- As I saw my glorious, patient dog, my faithful companion in many a long, lone journey, my deliverer, humanly speaking, from many a dangerous blizzard storm, thus dying slowly before me, I did long for wise old Rover, the famous dog doctor of my wounded dogs in other days.1902, Egerton R[yerson] Young, My Dogs in the Northland, 5th edition, New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; Toronto, Ont.: Fleming H. Revell Company, pages 123–124
- Dr. Perry would be the best dog doctor in the whole universe! [images of a dog in a white coat with a camel and a seal]2016, Natalie Shaw, Olivia: I Can Do Anything!, Simon Spotlight, page 9
Examples of dog doctor in a sentence
- “My dad’s a dog doctor.” “Not just dogs,” the girl corrected.2012, RaeAnne Thayne, A Cold Creek Noel, Harlequin, →ISBN:
- “A horse doctor, a cow doctor, a cat and dog doctor.[…]”2022, SJ McCoy, The Cowgirl’s Unmistakable Love, Xenion, Inc., →ISBN:
Synonyms of dog doctor
Forms of dog doctor
| plural | dog doctors |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dog-doctor |
| alternative form | dogdoctor |
Questions about dog doctor
- What does dog doctor mean?
- Dog doctor means a veterinarian who specialises in dogs.
- How do you use dog doctor in a sentence?
- “My dad’s a dog doctor.” “Not just dogs,” the girl corrected.
- What part of speech is dog doctor?
- Dog doctor is a noun.
- What is the plural of dog doctor?
- The plural of dog doctor is dog doctors.
Words near dog doctor in the dictionary
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