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[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 14 points 3 months ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_(title)

As a noun yeah it's more common in the western world to refer to medical doctors. But its origin is that of teachers, not medical practitioners.