operating surgeon vs doctor

operating surgeon and doctor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
operating surgeon	Yes	No	No	No
doctor	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, doctor is a hypernym of operating surgeon; that is, doctor is a word with a broader meaning than operating surgeon:

Other hypernyms of operating surgeon include doc, Dr., MD, medico, physician.

operating surgeon (noun)	doctor (noun)
a physician who specializes in surgery	children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
	a licensed medical practitioner
	a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution

operating surgeon (verb)	doctor (verb)
	give medical treatment to
	alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
	restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken