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junior doctor

UK/ˈd͡ʒuːniə ˈdɒktə/US/ˈd͡ʒuniɚ ˈdɑktɚ/

junior doctor noun: former term for resident doctor.

Noun

junior doctor (plural junior doctors)

  1. (UK) Former term for resident doctor.
    • I was attended to by a junior doctor.

Forms of junior doctor

pluraljunior doctors

Questions about junior doctor

What does junior doctor mean?
Junior doctor means former term for resident doctor.
What part of speech is junior doctor?
Junior doctor is a noun.
How do you pronounce junior doctor?
Junior doctor is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒuːniə ˈdɒktə/ (UK).
What is the plural of junior doctor?
The plural of junior doctor is junior doctors.

Words near junior doctor in the dictionary

  1. Junior Certificates
  2. Junior Certs
  3. Junior Circuit
  4. junior college
  5. junior colleges
  6. junior doctor
  7. junior doctors
  8. junior high
  9. junior high school
  10. junior high schooler
  11. junior high schoolers

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