HYGIENIST

hygienist

(noun) a medical specialist in hygiene

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hygienist (plural hygienists)

A person skilled in hygienics, but especially a dental assistant who cleans teeth etc

Source: Wiktionary


Hy"gi*en*ist, n.

Definition: One versed in hygiene.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 July 2025

SENSE

(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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