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good doctor


An honorific form of address to a doctor.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

Good doctor, please tell me when I can go home.

CONTEXTUAL

The patient looked at the specialist and asked, Good doctor, is this treatment really necessary?

COMPLEX

With a respectful bow, the weary traveler addressed the physician, Good doctor, I seek your wisdom regarding this strange illness.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    a good deal

    Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots.

  2. 02

    all good

    It's all good.

  3. 03

    bill of goods

    A set of misleading or deceptive claims.

  4. 04

    but good

    To a high degree; very thoroughly; in a most definite manner.

  5. 05

    come from a good place

    To be motivated by decency, kindness, or good intentions.

  6. 06

    come up with the goods

    To produce what was expected or required.

  7. 07

    deal a good hand

    To assign favorable circumstances in life to someone.

  8. 08

    deliver the goods

    To do what was promised or expected.

Last updated August 10, 2026