: a dental technician who makes, fits, and repairs dentures directly for the public
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebGabriel Wortman, a denturist, did not possess a firearms license and obtained his weapons illegally. Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Wortman, a denturist, did not possess a firearms license and obtained his weapons illegally. Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 31 May 2022 Like the gunman, Gina Goulet was a denturist with a practice in the town of Shubenacadie. Ian Austen, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2020 Wortman is listed as a denturist — a person who makes dentures — in the city of Dartmouth, near Halifax, according to the Denturist Society of Nova Scotia website. Rob Gillies, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Apr. 2020 Those occupations range from massage therapists to driving schools, social workers to court reporters, denturists to athletic agents. Audrey Dutton, idahostatesman, 15 Jan. 2018
Word History
First Known Use
1964, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
denturist
noun
den·tur·ist -rəst
: a dental technician who makes, fits, and repairs dentures directly for the public