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)

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. Equinox ◑ 00:45, 16 January 2021 (UTC)