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Definition of Dentist
1. Noun. A person qualified to practice dentistry.
Specialized synonyms: Dental Surgeon, Endodontist, Exodontist, Orthodontist, Pedodontist, Periodontist, Prosthodontist
Generic synonyms: Medical Man, Medical Practitioner
Definition of Dentist
1. n. One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair natural teeth, and to make and insert artificial ones; a dental surgeon.
Definition of Dentist
1. Noun. A medical doctor who specializes in dentistry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dentist
1. one who treats the teeth [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dentist
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Dentist
Literary usage of Dentist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries by Pond, Nathan Gillett, 1832-, Abbatt, William, 1851-1935, Martha Joanna Lamb, Stevens, John Austin, 1827-1910, John Austin Stevens (1886)
"ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON'S LAST TOOTH It is Retained as an Heir-loom by the
Family of Washington's dentist. [In the Commercial Advertiser of July 24 ..."
2. Theatrical Management in the West and South for Thirty Years by Solomon Smith (1868)
"A theatrical dentist. Most of the company had assembled nearly a week before the
theatre ... We learned that this vocalist had been a dentist, and he had ..."
3. Panama-Pacific Dental Congress: San Francisco, California, August Thirtieth (1915)
"That's a funny story, and so is the one that jests about the dentist pulling a
week's salary along with a weak tooth, but in all fairness to a good fellow ..."
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