DENTIST

dentist, tooth doctor, dental practitioner

(noun) a person qualified to practice dentistry

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dentist (plural dentists)

A medical doctor who specializes in dentistry.

Anagrams

• distent, stinted

Source: Wiktionary


Den"tist, n. Etym: [From L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dentiste. See Tooth.]

Definition: One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair natural teeth, and to make and insert artificial ones; a dental surgeon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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