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Dr. Watson

Dr. Watson is the alternative form of Watson.

Meaning of Watson

Noun

Watson (plural Watsons)

  1. Any character who acts as a catalyst for the detective protagonist's mental processes in a mystery story; a consciousness that is privy to facts in the case without being in on the conclusions drawn from them until the proper time. After William L. DeAndrea, discussing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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Forms of Dr. Watson

pluralDr. Watsons

Questions about Dr. Watson

What is Dr. Watson the alternative form of?
Dr. Watson is the alternative form of Watson.

Words near Dr. Watson in the dictionary

  1. Dr. Pepper
  2. Dr. Peppers
  3. Dr. Strangelove
  4. Dr. Strangelove syndrome
  5. Dr. Strangeloves
  6. Dr. Watson
  7. Dr. Watson-ish
  8. Dr. Watsonish
  9. dr. wt.
  10. Dr.DES.
  11. Dr.Sc.

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