Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus
1

DP

noun \ ˌdē-ˈpē \

Definition of DP

plural DP's or DPs
1 : a displaced person
2 : double play

See DP defined for kids

First Known Use of dp

circa 1944

in the meaning defined at sense 1

See Words from the same year
NEW! Time Traveler
2

DP

abbreviation

Definition of DP

1 data processing
2 degree of polymerization
3 dew point
4 director of photography
5 doctor of podiatry

Medical Dictionary

DP

abbreviation

medical Definition of DP

1 doctor of pharmacy
2 doctor of podiatry

Learn More about dp

  1. See words that rhyme with DP

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up DP? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show hide

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

WORD OF THE DAY

salvo

play

a simultaneous discharge of guns

Get Word of the Day daily email!

TRENDING NOW

  1. socialism 'a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government'

  2. uphold 'to let stand'

  3. due process 'a course of formal proceedings (as judicial proceedings)'

  4. asylum 'protection from arrest and extradition given especially to political refugees'

  5. insubordinate 'disobedient to authority'

SEE ALL

BROWSE DICTIONARY

DP
DPB

Test Your Vocabulary

Test Your Emoji Exceptionalism

  • test-your-emoji-exceptionalism-written-with-a-lot-of-emoji
  • What is this emoji intended to represent: 🤳
True or False

Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ
SCRABBLE® Sprint

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games