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Meaning of "doctoress" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOCTORESS

doctoress  [ˈdɒktərɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOCTORESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Doctoress is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOCTORESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of doctoress in the English dictionary

The definition of doctoress in the dictionary is a female doctor.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOCTORESS


avarice
ˈævərɪs
caryopteris
ˌkærɪˈɒptərɪs
Charteris
ˈtʃɑːtərɪs
clitoris
ˈklɪtərɪs
Crateris
ˈkreɪtərɪs
electoress
ɪˈlɛktərɪs
heiress
ˈɛərɪs
iberis
aɪˈbɪərɪs
licorice
ˈlɪkərɪs
liquorice
ˈlɪkərɪs
mayoress
ˈmɛərɪs
naris
ˈnɛərɪs
porteress
ˈpɔːtərɪs
rectoress
ˈrektərɪs
satyress
ˈsætərɪs
sorceress
ˈsɔːsərɪs
Sybaris
ˈsɪbərɪs
tutoress
ˈtjuːtərɪs
votaress
ˈvəʊtərɪs
writeress
ˈraɪtərɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOCTORESS

doctor
Doctor Martens
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of the Church
Doctor´s Commons
doctor´s degree
doctoral
doctoral dissertation
doctoral thesis
doctorand
doctorate
doctorial
doctoring
doctorless
doctorly
doctorship
doctrinaire
doctrinairism
doctrinal
doctrinal theology

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOCTORESS

actress
address
anchoress
at the press
authoress
cocktail dress
confessoress
congress
dress
express
jailoress
lady mayoress
press
prioress
professoress
subprioress
superioress
tailoress
traitoress
warrioress

Synonyms and antonyms of doctoress in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «doctoress» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOCTORESS

Find out the translation of doctoress to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of doctoress from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «doctoress» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

doctoress
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

doctoress
570 millions of speakers

English

doctoress
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

doctoress
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

doctoress
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

doctoress
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

doctoress
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

doctoress
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

doctoresse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Doctoress
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

doctoress
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

doctoress
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

doctoress
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dokter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

doctoress
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

doctoress
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डॉक्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bayan doktor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

doctoress
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lekarka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

doctoress
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

doctoriță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γιατρίνες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

doctoress
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

doctoress
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

doctoress
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of doctoress

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOCTORESS»

The term «doctoress» is used very little and occupies the 162.080 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOCTORESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «doctoress» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «doctoress» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about doctoress

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOCTORESS»

Discover the use of doctoress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to doctoress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Albany medical annals. Albany, N.Y.
The facts are as follows: Last night I was called to assist an Arab woman named " Ley la ahd el al el mulla" in the Esbekieh Quarter, who had been in the pains of labor three days, and was attended by a doctoress of the name of " Amne.
2
Albany Medical Annals
The facts are as follows: Last night I was called to assist an Arab woman named " Ley la ahd el al el mulla" in the Esbekieh Quarter, who had been in the pains of labor three days, and was attended by a doctoress of the name of " Amne.
Medical Society of the County of Albany (N.Y.), 1887
3
The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review
Madame the Electress was the doctoress, and kept the shop for the sale of orrie/ an. M. d'Alleurs acted his character of the tooth-drawer very well. At the opening of the theatre there appeared the solemn entry of the doctor, mounted upon a kind ...
4
The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the ...
Madame the Electress was the doctoress, and kept the shop for the sale of orviitan. M. d'Alleurs acted his character of the tooth-drawer very well. At the opening of the theatre there appeared the solemn entry of the doctor, mounted upon a kind ...
Edward Cave, John Nichols, 1857
5
Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science
In the Philadelphia City Directory of 1795, 1796, 1798, and 1799, Brand is listed as “Doctoress.” Her occupation is not given in 1801 and 1802. From 1803 to 1810 she is listed as “gentlewoman.” In the Census Directory of 1811 she is identified ...
Marilyn Ogilvie, Joy Harvey, 2000
6
The Gentleman's Magazine
Madame the Electress was the doctoress, and kept the shop for the sale of orviitan. M. d'Alleurs acted his character of the tooth-drawer very well. At the opening of the theatre there appeared the solemn entry of the doctor, mounted upon a kind ...
7
Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review
Madame the Electress was the doctoress, and kept the shop for the sale of omtiten. ^M. d'Alleurs acted his character of the tooth-drawer very well. At the opening of the theatre there appeared the solemn entry of the doctor, mounted upon a ...
8
Allan Quatermain #8: Finished
He sends itonto you bythe lips of your servant, the doctoress Nombe.” “Are you indeed a doctoress, being so young?” I asked, for somehow I wished to postpone the hearing of that message. “O Macumazahn, I have heardthe call,I have ...
H. Rider Haggard, 2012
9
Lying-in: A History of Childbirth in America
The diary appears to be a trustworthy account of Mrs. Ballard's life and may reflect the work of other rural midwives in earlier years. Mrs. Ballard became a midwife and "doctoress" in 1 778 at the age of forty-three and continued until she died in ...
Richard W. Wertz, 1989
10
Ages of Woman, Ages of Man: Sources in European Social ...
Marine Pibils recounted how the doctoress had helped her in childbed so that she thanked God and her for her health. Marine Bartolemaeus', wife of Jacob Rebslager, Bente Hans Knudsens, Gertke in the Cellar testified and swore that the ...
Merry Wiesner Hanks, Monica Chojnacka, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOCTORESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term doctoress is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Female' Or 'Woman'? Which Adjective To Use?
There's the 'ol' suffix "-ess," as seen in the words "authoress," "poetess," "doctoress," "professoress," which were "prevalent in the 19th - early ... «International Business Times, May 15»
2
Ask Mick LaSalle: Let's talk actress versus actor
Doctoress” and “lawyeress” aren't necessary for the same reason. Those terms would be condescending, but there's nothing condescending ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Apr 15»
3
Miranda Richardson on her role in BBC1's period comedy Mapp and …
“You don't say 'doctoress'. It had connotations – actress/model, or someone with a lot of hair and a breathy voice. I don't let things get to me so ... «Radio Times, Dec 14»
4
Love And Hip Hop Hollywood Soulja Boy, Nia Riley Miscarriage …
@doctoress tweeted, "Did Soulja Boy compare his cold to a miscarriage? Ok..." @rockin_robin23 tweeted, "Definitely cold hearted soulja boy ... «Mstarz, Nov 14»
5
Book review: The Panama Canal: The steep price of progress
We learn that she "was not a trained medical doctor," but "came from a long line of women traditionally called 'doctoress' in Jamaica, ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Nov 14»
6
Woman Doctors, Woman Writers ... Is Using 'Woman' as an Adjective …
(Thank God the nineteenth-century “doctoress” never caught on.) But sometimes, for valid and non-sexist reasons—like talking about the wage ... «The New Republic, Oct 14»
7
Eileen Atkins: 'Even today there's a resentment of old people'
One does not, for example, refer to a Doctoress or aProfessoress: I believe one can in some romance languages, however. 'Actress' never did it ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
8
Ceremony held in London to dedicate site for Mary Seacole statue
Mary Seacole, who was born in Kingston in 1805, was well known as a 'doctoress' for her work in Jamaica and in Panama. She set up the ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 14»
9
A Jamaican woman was there before Putin
Some list her as a nurse, some as a 'doctoress', but her healing skills for the living and compassion for the dead and dying were in no doubt. «Jamaica Observer, Mar 14»
10
First one-woman show for Nina
“You don't say Doctoress! So why say comedienne?” Women's issues are just one of the many she will be addressing in her first one-woman ... «Independent Online, Aug 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Doctoress [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/doctoress>. Apr 2024 ».
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