Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [par-uh-dok-ter]
- /ˈpær əˌdɒk tər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [par-uh-dok-ter]
- /ˈpær əˌdɒk tər/
Definitions of paradoctor word
- noun paradoctor a doctor who parachutes to patients in remote areas. 1
- noun paradoctor a doctor who is dropped by parachute to tend patients in remote areas 0
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Origin of paradoctor
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; para-3 + doctor
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Paradoctor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
paradoctor popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
paradoctor usage trend in Literature
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