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dentist

[ den-tist ]

/ ˈdɛn tɪst /

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noun

a person whose profession is dentistry.

Origin of dentist

1750–60; < French dentiste, equivalent to dent tooth (see dent²) + -iste -ist

Words nearby dentist

dentinoid, dentinoma, dentinum, dentiparous, dentirostral, dentist, dentistry, dentition, dento-, dentoalveolar, dentoalveolar abscess

Example sentences from the Web for dentist

And it goes beyond getting my teeth drilled at the dentist office—my dentist really likes classical music.

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And they saw him in his 60s, still making an audience howl with the “Dentist” number.

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A New York alderman once said Petrosino “knocked out more teeth than a dentist.”

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My father is 87 and he writes speeches in the dentist chair.

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Their marriage is squally: Cristina had been a dentist in Mexico, but her qualification means nothing in Nebraska.

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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

dentist

/ (ˈdɛntɪst) /

noun

a person qualified to practise dentistry

Word Origin for dentist

C18: from French dentiste, from dent tooth

Medical definitions for dentist

dentist

[ dĕn′tĭst ]

n.

A person who is trained and licensed to practice dentistry.