Talk:doctor

Order of definitions

Shouldn't the general definiton (a person with a degree) be before the derived meaning (physician)? I am not touching this (adding my translations) before this is sorted out... Red Prince 15:19, 29 Apr 2004 (UTC)

"Encyclopedic"

I disagree (strongly) with the notion that a three sentence clarification of the very most common abbreviations is "encyclopedic." That is in essence, what we should be describing accurately here; I think the commented out sentences I just restored do that quite well. --Connel MacKenzie 17:28, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Wiktionary:Requests for verification - kept

Kept. See archived discussion of September 2007. 01:09, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Doctored image

Can a doctored image also be called a 'doctor'? 2.97.173.95 18:11, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

No. —Stephen (Talk) 07:23, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

play doctor

DOCTOR: somebody who can fix things: a skilled practitioner of something, especially fixing or improving something
(theater) a play doctor
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009

--Backinstadiums (talk) 15:52, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

Doctor Red, Doctor Green, Doctor Blue

Green's Newspeak (1984) lists these fictional doctors as names called out over a hospital PA system. Doctor Blue summons all medical staff to the scene. Doctor Red is a fire alert. Doctor Green is the all-clear after an emergency. Compare code blue. Equinox ◑ 00:45, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Also a role in old morality plays?

George Borrow's Wild Wales (1862) says: "The Moralities displayed something more of art and invention than the Mysteries; in them virtues, vices and qualities were personified, and something like a plot was frequently to be discovered. They were termed Moralities because each had its moral, which was spoken at the end of the piece by a person called the Doctor." 2A00:23C5:FE1C:3701:B479:1E33:AF5B:B154 07:36, 18 October 2024 (UTC)