what do you call someone holds non-medical doctorate degree?

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Hello
What do you call those who hold non-medical doctorate degrees?
Doctors or professors?
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In the U.S., Doctor of Philosophy
 
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Thanks Billmcd but what do you mean by philosophy?
A one may hold a doctorate degree in Maths, biology....etc not only philosophy.
 

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PhD is the highest degree one can earn and applies to graduates in a wide array of disciplines in the sciences and humanities not only philosophy.
 

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If you have a doctorate, you can use 'Doctor' as a title. There are considerable differences from country to country in the definition of professor
 
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