Ph.D.

noun2

1. •
   Doctor of Philosophy, a terminal research degree, the highest of academic degrees conferred by a college or university.

   • Ph.D’s will go to Kirk G. Rasmussen and Val Hicks. — 1971
2. •
   (informal) A person who holds a Ph.D. degree.

   • There are 12 Ph.D’s in the Concordia faculty of 62, according to Dr. P. A. Zimmerman, President, with others nearing the completion of doctorate requirements. — 1961