Dentist

  • 21dentist — den|tist [ dentıst ] noun count * someone whose job is to examine and treat people s teeth. You can refer to the place where a dentist works as the dentist or the dentist s: I hate going to the dentist s …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22dentist — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. D.D.S., dental practitioner, dental specialist, tooth yanker*, jawsmith*, ivory carpenter*, bridge man*; see also doctor 1 . Types of dentists include: dental surgeon, oral surgeon, maxillofacial surgeon, extractionist,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 23dentist — [18] Dentist was borrowed from French dentiste, and at first was ridiculed as a highfalutin foreign term: ‘Dentist figures it now in our newspapers, and may do well enough for a French puffer; but we fancy Rutter is content with being called a… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 24dentíst — a m (ȋ) kdor se poklicno ukvarja s popravljanjem zob, zobar: k dentistu hodi ♦ šol. višji dentist strokovnjak z višjo stomatološko izobrazbo; dentist nekdaj kdor dokonča predpisano učno dobo pri zobozdravniku in opravi izpit …

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  • 25dentist — [18] Dentist was borrowed from French dentiste, and at first was ridiculed as a highfalutin foreign term: ‘Dentist figures it now in our newspapers, and may do well enough for a French puffer; but we fancy Rutter is content with being called a… …

    Word origins

  • 26dentist — n. Dental surgeon, surgeon dentist …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 27dentist — noun (C) someone whose job is to treat people s teeth: I m going to the dentist s this afternoon …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28Dentist in the Chair — Directed by Don Chaffey Produced by Bertram Ostrer …

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  • 29Dentist on the Job — Directed by C.M. Pennington Richards Produced by Bertram Ostrer Written by Bob Monkhouse …

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  • 30dentist chair — /dɛntəst ˈtʃɛə/ (say dentuhst chair) noun → dental chair. Also, dentist s chair …