doctorlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈdɒktələs/, U.S.

/ˈdɑktərləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: doctor n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < doctor n. + -less suffix.

Without a doctor, esp. (in later use) a medical doctor.

ΚΠ

1834 Scioto (Ohio) Gaz. 30 July Head of the Constitution—headless now! And Doctorless, for he was LL D.

1885 E. Innes Chersonese II. viii. 176 Our butcherless, bakerless,..doctorless..and altogether comfortless jungle.

1922 Daily Tel. 21 Mar. 7/4 Washington..is prepared to give medical advice by wireless to doctorless ships calling for aid.

1966 Daily Tel. 5 Nov. 9/2 If any of the doctorless patients become ill..any National Health Service doctor on whom they call is obliged to treat them.

2011 Compar. Lit. Stud. 48 5 He dies spitting up blood against the walls of a doctorless hospital.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	doctorless
释义	doctorlessadj. Brit. /ˈdɒktələs/, U.S. /ˈdɑktərləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: doctor n., -less suffix. Etymology: < doctor n. + -less suffix. Without a doctor, esp. (in later use) a medical doctor. ΚΠ 1834 Scioto (Ohio) Gaz. 30 July Head of the Constitution—headless now! And Doctorless, for he was LL D. 1885 E. Innes Chersonese II. viii. 176 Our butcherless, bakerless,..doctorless..and altogether comfortless jungle. 1922 Daily Tel. 21 Mar. 7/4 Washington..is prepared to give medical advice by wireless to doctorless ships calling for aid. 1966 Daily Tel. 5 Nov. 9/2 If any of the doctorless patients become ill..any National Health Service doctor on whom they call is obliged to treat them. 2011 Compar. Lit. Stud. 48 5 He dies spitting up blood against the walls of a doctorless hospital. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < adj.1834
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