dentist
noun /ˈdentɪst/
/ˈdentɪst/
- (also formal dental surgeon)a person whose job is to take care of people’s teeth
- to see/visit/consult your dentist
- the dentist's chair/drill
WordfinderTopics Medicinea2, Jobsa2- anaesthetic
- cavity
- check-up
- crown
- dentist
- dentures
- drill
- extract
- filling
- hygienist
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- qualified
- registered
- …
- recommend
- register with
- appointment
- office
- chair
- …
- a dentist’s appointment
- a/the dentist’s office
- a/the dentist’s chair
- …
- often dentist’sa place where a dentist sees patients(plural dentists)
- I hate going to the dentist.
- an appointment at the dentist’s
- She couldn’t get treatment because she wasn’t registered with the dentist.
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Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- qualified
- registered
- …
- recommend
- register with
- appointment
- office
- chair
- …
- a dentist’s appointment
- a/the dentist’s office
- a/the dentist’s chair
- …
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French dentiste, from dent ‘tooth’, from Latin dens, dent-.