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Is there any difference between "doktor" and "lékař?

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roman_siko profile picture roman_sikoSeptember 2017
Freekarol is right. "Doktor" come from latin (lat. doctor) and "lékař" is slavic/celtic origin. Lék = drug. "Doctor is probaly a bit universal.
Valsoray profile picture ValsorayAugust 2021
Both is used in Czech commonly. Lékař might be maybe little bit more formal. But that´s subjective.
suhari_mig profile picture suhari_migDecember 2020
lékař - odborník v lékařství
doktor - 1. držitel některých vysokoškolských titulů
2. (v obecném jazyce) lékař
freekarol profile picture freekarolSeptember 2017
They means the same thing. We say both interchangeably.