VocabJLPT N1
military doctor
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. military physician or surgeon
A medical doctor who serves in the military. This compound combines the characters for "military" and "doctor," and it appears in historical texts, war-related fiction, and discussions of military organization.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Come on, don't treat me like I'm an army doctor — I'm just a coworker.

Sentence 2

I mean, I'm not a military physician — should I really be the one making that call?

Sentence 3

I couldn't sleep and ended up reading a military surgeon's journal all night.

Sentence 4

At that lecture, I heard, "Military physicians stand between ethics and reality" — it really hit me!

Sentence 5

Well, I'm no military doctor, but I can handle basic first aid.