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[ den-tist ] / ˈdɛn tɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dentist ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person whose profession is dentistry. Origin of dentist1750–60; <French dentiste, equivalent to denttooth (see dent2) + -iste-ist Words nearby dentistdentinoid, dentinoma, dentinum, dentiparous, dentirostral, dentist, dentistry, dentition, dento-, dentoalveolar, dentoalveolar abscess Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dentistAnd it goes beyond getting my teeth drilled at the dentist office—my dentist really likes classical music. ‘Mozart in the Jungle’: Inside Amazon’s Brave New World of Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music|Kevin Fallon|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST And they saw him in his 60s, still making an audience howl with the “Dentist” number. Why Comedians Still Think Bill Cosby Is a Genius|Mark Whitaker|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST A New York alderman once said Petrosino “knocked out more teeth than a dentist.” Who Really Murdered Joe Petrosino?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST My father is 87 and he writes speeches in the dentist chair. Novelist Holly Peterson Talks About New York, Power Trippers, and Love|Hannah Seligson|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Their marriage is squally: Cristina had been a dentist in Mexico, but her qualification means nothing in Nebraska. Death in the Heartland: What Happened to Steven Haataja?|Tim Teeman|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST He had once been a dentist, and he still considered himself one. Ghetto Comedies|Israel Zangwill I made a pretext for going to Paris—the old pretext, the dentist. The Street Called Straight|Basil King She had been suffering so with her teeth, said one; she had gone to Surabaya to see the dentist. The Hidden Force|Louis Couperus Well, I haven't seen my dentist lately, but I think everybody else I know has had it. Berry And Co.|Dornford Yates The appointment with the Glenford dentist had made it necessary for her to leave home that afternoon. The Captain's Toll-Gate|Frank R. Stockton
British Dictionary definitions for dentist
nouna person qualified to practise dentistry Word Origin for dentistC18: from French dentiste, from dent tooth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dentistpedodontist, prosthodontist, dental surgeon, endodontist, orthodontist, periodontist, exodontist, tooth fairy Medical definitions for dentist
n.A person who is trained and licensed to practice dentistry. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |