dentist

[den-tist]

noun

1. a person whose profession is dentistry.

dentist

/ ˈdɛntɪst /

noun

1. a person qualified to practise dentistry

Word History and Origins

Origin of dentist¹

1750–60; < French dentiste, equivalent to dent tooth ( dent ² ) + -iste -ist

Word History and Origins

Origin of dentist¹

C18: from French dentiste, from dent tooth

Example Sentences

“One time he went to the dentist to get his teeth cleaned and I obviously didn’t go in — I was just in the car,” Ballesteros says.

From Los Angeles Times

Nuñez arrived in the U.S. at the age of 3 from Cuba with his dentist mother and lawyer father.

From Los Angeles Times

The men said their utility bills were paid for and they had registered with a local dentist and GP.

From BBC

The doctor’s appointments, the dentist appointments, the haircuts and meal making, the playdates and sleepovers and trips to the playground/zoo/theme park/museum.

From Los Angeles Times

The targeted flat had been used as a dentist's surgery.

From BBC