Hyphenation of DOCTOR

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word DOCTOR? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

DOC-TOR

Definitions of DOCTOR:

1.	A licensed medical practitioner I felt so bad I went to see my doctor
2.	(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching The Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages
3.	Children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office The children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor
4.	A person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution She is a doctor of philosophy in physics
5.	Alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive Sophisticate rose water with geraniol
6.	Give medical treatment to
7.	Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken She repaired her TV set Repair my shoes please

Synonyms of DOCTOR:

noun	doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico, medical practitioner, medical man
noun	Doctor of the Church, Doctor, theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologiser
noun	play, child's play
noun	Dr., scholar, scholarly person, student
verb	sophisticate, doctor up, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase
verb	treat, care for
verb	repair, mend, fix, bushel, furbish up, restore, touch on, better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

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The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.