doctor's degree

[ dok-terz di-gree ]

noun

1. doctorate.
2. a degree awarded to a graduate of a school of medicine, dentistry, or veterinary science.

Example Sentences

“It is unbelievable that a person who has a doctor’s degree in law has not read the bill through,” said Robert Kropiwnicki of the opposition Civic Coalition.

From Seattle Times

My husband has a master’s and doctor’s degree in business administration, so in theory, has the tools to run a business.

From Slate

"Yes, I can afford to do those things, but I’ve got no idea. My job’s only to play tennis and it’s all I know. I’m not going to finish a doctor’s degree. I’m not the smartest person in the world."

From Reuters

"Yes, I can afford to do those things, but I’ve got no idea. My job’s only to play tennis and it’s all I know. I’m not going to finish a doctor’s degree. I’m not the smartest person in the world."

From Reuters

“I am writing a treatise just now,” said the badger, coughing diffidently to show that he was absolutely set on explaining it, “which is to point out why Man has become the master of the animals. Perhaps you would like to hear it? “It’s for my doctor’s degree, you know,” he added hastily, before the Wart could protest He got few chances of reading his treatises to anybody, so he could not bear to let the opportunity slip by.

From Literature