house doctor

house doc·tor

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun, adjective hous dok-ter]
- /noun, adjective haʊs ˈdɒk tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun, adjective hous dok-ter]
- /noun, adjective haʊs ˈdɒk tər/

Definitions of house doctor words

noun house doctor a resident physician in a hospital, hotel, or other public institution. 1
noun house doctor physician: lives on site 1

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Origin of house doctor

First appearance:

before 1745

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1745-55

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Parts of speech for House doctor

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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house doctor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

house doctor usage trend in Literature

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