French

Noun

docteur m ‎(plural docteurs)

1. doctor (medical practitioner)

Noun

docteur m ‎(plural docteurs)

1. doctor (someone possessing a doctorate)
2. by restriction, a male doctor

Hyponyms

(doctor):

• doctoresse f (a female doctor)
• docteure f (a female doctor)
• docteuse f (a female doctor)

Antonyms

(male doctor):

• doctoresse f (a female doctor)
• docteure f (a female doctor)
• docteuse f (a female doctor)

Derived terms

• doctoresse
• docteure
• docteuse

Related terms

• doctorat
• doctoral

Usage notes

• For the medical profession, the nonstandard form docteure is also in use for a female doctor

See also

• médecin

Old French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin doctor, see doctor, doctur, etc.

Noun

docteur m ‎(oblique plural docteurs, nominative singular docteurs, nominative plural docteur)

1. doctor (medical practitioner)

Synonyms

• medicin