Doc
Doc noun - A person specially trained in healing human medical disorders.
Usage example: currently completing a residency as an emergency room doc
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Synonyms for Doc
Resident
Resident noun - A physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital.
Usage example: the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital
Both words in one sentence
- An issue of X-Factor has the team going to therapeutic with Doc Samson (the universe's resident superhero psychiatrist).
Source: Epiphany Therapy - This also introduces the resident healer (Doc Galaktik) to new players who might not have thoroughly explored the town.
Source: Give Me Your Inventory Item -
Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle from Resident Alien tends to go by either "Harry" or "Doc" since either is easier to pronounce than "Dr. Vanderspeigle"
Source: Some Call Me "Tim"
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Resident and Doc. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/doc/resident
Doc & Resident. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/doc/resident>.
Resident or Doc. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/doc/resident.
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