dentist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dentist
1750–60; < French dentiste, equivalent to dent tooth ( dent 2 ) + -iste -ist
Example Sentences
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"We're caught between three mad powers, and war is terrifying," the 46-year-old dentist told AFP journalists outside Iran.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Ensieh, a dentist in the capital, said every day she is "losing more hope".
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
The median general-practitioner dentist income fell 13.2% in inflation-adjusted terms in the five-year period that ended in 2024 from the prior five-year period, according to the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
"The whole system is just absurd and unfit for purpose," says Dr Shiv Pabary, a dentist from Newcastle who chairs the BDA's general dental practice committee.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Pearl thought of the lie she’d told Moody last night—that she couldn’t walk to school with him as usual because she had a dentist appointment that morning.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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