foot doctor

noun

1. a podiatrist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of foot doctor¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

We went to a foot doctor who prescribed Tagamet for them.

From Seattle Times

Schreiner noted that one farmer told him that converting a conventional farmer was like asking “a foot doctor to become a heart surgeon.”

From Seattle Times

I was then able to see a specialist foot doctor, and after an emergency scan he told me my toe was not broken.

From BBC

The foot doctor prescribed a walking boot, which she wore faithfully, even though it aggravated her hip pain.

From Washington Post

His father was a police sergeant in Waco when he was killed, while his grandfather was a retired plumber and his grandmother worked for a foot doctor.

From Fox News