good doctors

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

good doctors

  1. (idiomatic) plural of good doctor. An honorific form of address to a group of doctors.
    • 1883, "Our reviewers" (editorial), The Exponent, 1(5):100–102 (May 1883), page 101:
      Oh, good Doctors, do arise, and but give us one more chance for breath, one more chance, that we may at least have the comfort of a genteel death!!
    • 2005, Susan Carpenter (2005), Curse of the lyrestone: a Kingdom of Zhavahn novel, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA: iUniverse, →ISBN, Chapter 11, "Bryson":
      She smiled sweetly at Bryson and then turned to the men standing uncertainly nearby. “Yes, good doctors, what have you found?”
    • 2008, Judy Capko (4 December 2008), "Have a risk management plan", Physicians Practice (retrieved 2017-10-25; archived from the original 2017-10-25):
      Take heed, good doctors, having world-class training and clinical skills is not always enough to fend off potential legal action.

Usage notes

Sometimes used ironically.

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