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the good doctor

the good doctor noun: an honorific for a doctor, especially for a doctor of medicine (a physician) or for Dr. Samuel Johnson.

Noun

the good doctor (countable and uncountable, plural the good doctors)

  1. (idiomatic) An honorific for a doctor, especially for a doctor of medicine (a physician) or for Dr. Samuel Johnson.
    • The technique in the rendition of the texture of the robes is there, but the face is painted in so low a color key as to give the impression that the good doctor has been undergoing the nitrate of silver treatment.1910, "Penn. Academy display", American Art News 8(16):4–6 (29 January 1910) - via JSTOR, page 6, column 4
    • In 1746, some months after his 36th birthday, Samuel Johnson, that great literary figure of the 18th century, affectionately referred to as the Good Doctor, began work on his monumental Dictionary of the English Language.2005, Beryl Bainbridge (1 April 2005), "Words count", Guardian (UK) (retrieved 2017-10-23; archived from the original 2017-04-23)

Examples of the good doctor in a sentence

  • We are presented with the orthodox view of the good Doctor as Tory Anglican, enemy of Whig and radical, Catholic and dissenter, alike.2014, Jonathan Bate (13 December 2014), "Samuel Johnson: A Life by David Nokes: review", Daily Telegraph (UK) (retrieved 2017-10-22...
  • Well, almost no one: according to one story, a polite lady commended the good doctor for not including swear words in the dictionary.2015, R.L.G. Berlin (15 April 2015), "Happy birthday to Johnson's dictionary", Economist, (retrieved 2017-10-23; archived from the original...

Forms of the good doctor

pluralthe good doctors

Questions about the good doctor

What does the good doctor mean?
The good doctor means an honorific for a doctor, especially for a doctor of medicine (a physician) or for Dr. Samuel Johnson.
How do you use the good doctor in a sentence?
We are presented with the orthodox view of the good Doctor as Tory Anglican, enemy of Whig and radical, Catholic and dissenter, alike.
What part of speech is the good doctor?
The good doctor is a noun.
What is the plural of the good doctor?
The plural of the good doctor is the good doctors.

Words near the good doctor in the dictionary

  1. the ghost walks
  2. the girls are fighting
  3. The Glen
  4. the gods smile on someone
  5. the good die young
  6. the good doctor
  7. the good doctors
  8. The Gorge
  9. the grapes are sour anyway
  10. the grass is always greener
  11. the grass is always greener on the other side

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