Home › Words › D › doctressdoctressdoctress means A female doctor, chiefly a physician.EtymologyFrom doctor + -ess.nounA female doctor, chiefly a physician.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.doctrix 94% match — The title of a female doctor, chiefly a physician. vs doctress →doctoress 92% match — A female doctor. vs doctress →physicianess 75% match — A female physician. vs doctress →dentistress 71% match — A female dentist. vs doctress →doctorer 69% match — One who doctors. vs doctress →surgeoness 69% match — A female surgeon. vs doctress →doctorese 68% match — The jargon used by medical doctors. vs doctress →doctory 67% match — Resembling or characteristic of a doctor. vs doctress →