hygienist

[ hahy-jee-nist, -jen-ist, hahy-jee-nist ]
/ haɪˈdʒi nɪst, -ˈdʒɛn ɪst, ˈhaɪ dʒi nɪst /

noun

an expert in hygiene.
dental hygienist.
Also hy·ge·ist, hy·gie·ist [hahy-jee-ist] /ˈhaɪ dʒi ɪst/.

Origin of hygienist

First recorded in 1835–45; hygiene + -ist

Words nearby hygienist

hygiea, hygieia, hygiene, hygienic, hygienics, hygienist, hyginus, hygric, hygristor, hygro-, hygrogram

Example sentences from the Web for hygienist

  • But Aunt Plessington had made him a Haigite, which is one of the fiercer kinds of hygienist, just in the nick of time.

    Marriage |H. G. Wells

  • Each, however, is better than steak smothered in onions or potatoes fried in lard; any hygienist will tell you that.

    Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car |Francis Miltoun

British Dictionary definitions for hygienist

hygienist

hygeist or hygieist (ˈhaɪdʒiːɪst)

/ (ˈhaɪdʒiːnɪst) /

noun

a person skilled in the practice of hygiene See also dental hygienist