dogtor
Syllables: dog·torUK/ˈdɒɡ.tə/US/ˈdɔɡ.təɹ/
dogtor noun: a veterinarian who treats dogs. Also the pronunciation spelling of doctor.
Noun
dogtor (plural dogtors)
- A veterinarian who treats dogs.
- I'll bet whoever did this was trying to steal my dog. Now I'll have to take the poor pooch to a dogtor.1997, Marie Jacks, A. E. Parker, The Vanishing Vampire (Clue; 15), New York: Scholastic, →ISBN, page 18
- Where do you take a sick dog?
To the dogtor.
[illustration of a dog being carried on a stretcher by two doctors]1999, Joanna Cole, Stephanie Calmenson, Give a Dog a Bone, New York: Scholastic, →ISBN, page 75
- Synonyms:
- dog doctor
- A dog who is also a doctor.
- What kind of dog works in a hospital?
A dogtor.
[illustration of a dog, dressed as a doctor, putting a thermometer in a human child's mouth]1988, Meyer Seltzer, Petcetera: The Pet Riddle Book, Niles, IL: Albert Whitman & Co., →ISBN - Of course we try to maintain the highest human standards. But it's true; we do have an extra advantage. We have a staffer of another species. His name is Zoro, our three-legged healer, the Dogtor, our little friend.2003, Z Budapest, Rasta Dogs, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 125
- What kind of dog works in a hospital?
Also used as
dogtor is also the pronunciation spelling of doctor.
Examples of dogtor in a sentence
- I took Sandy to the dogtor Tuesday and she had to spend the night in the dogspital.2014 March 28, The Daring Dufas, “'rat from hell'”, in alt.home.repair (Usenet):
- His red hair was shaggy and in need of a trim, and his rangy body was clad in jeans and a slightly ratty gray sweatshirt that said “Trust me, I'm a dogtor," instead of a three-piece suit.2022, Deborah Blake, Claws for Suspicion, New York: Berkley Books, →ISBN, page 271:
- Worrywart, Dogtor of Philosophy, explains his window-seat views on life.2007, Iris Bell, Chew on Things, Tucson, AZ: Creative Bookworm Press, →ISBN, page xiii:
- Well, there’s really nothing I can do to change the minds of dogs like Dogtor Daisy other than to live my life and lead my pack according to what is good, right, and healthy for my family.2012, Elliott Foster, Retrieving Isaac & Jason, Saint Paul, MN: Hiawatha Press, →ISBN, page 172:
Synonyms of dogtor
Forms of dogtor
| plural | dogtors |
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Origin of dogtor
Blend of dog + doctor.
Representing an altered pronunciation of doctor.
Questions about dogtor
- What does dogtor mean?
- Dogtor means a veterinarian who treats dogs.
- How do you use dogtor in a sentence?
- I took Sandy to the dogtor Tuesday and she had to spend the night in the dogspital.
- What part of speech is dogtor?
- Dogtor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dogtor?
- Dogtor is pronounced /ˈdɒɡ.tə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dogtor?
- The plural of dogtor is dogtors.
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