The Doctor, of course, is an alien who regenerates periodically, in order to explain the casting of different actors in the role over time.
Doctor Who will return for Season 11 in 2018, on BBC and BBC America.
This time, of course, the brouhaha concerns the popular BBC series, in which the English actress Jodie Whittaker was named the 13th Doctor, and the first woman to ever play the role.
Doctor Who is at the center of yet another big controversy about gender, representation, and the unhappy reactions of certain fans, and now Merriam-Webster has gotten involved.