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Definition of dentist noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dentist

noun
 
 
/ˈdentɪst/
 
/ˈdentɪst/
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  1.  
    (also formal dental surgeon)
    a person whose job is to take care of people’s teeth
    • to see/visit/consult your dentist
    • the dentist's chair/drill
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    Topics Healthcarea2, Jobsa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • good
    • qualified
    • registered
    • …
    verb + dentist
    • recommend
    • register with
    dentist + noun
    • appointment
    • office
    • chair
    • …
    phrases
    • a dentist’s appointment
    • a/​the dentist’s office
    • a/​the dentist’s chair
    • …
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  2.  
    often dentist’s
    (plural dentists)
    a place where a dentist sees patients
    • I hate going to the dentist.
    • an appointment at the dentist’s
    • She couldn’t get treatment because she wasn’t registered with the dentist.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • good
    • qualified
    • registered
    • …
    verb + dentist
    • recommend
    • register with
    dentist + noun
    • appointment
    • office
    • chair
    • …
    phrases
    • a dentist’s appointment
    • a/​the dentist’s office
    • a/​the dentist’s chair
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French dentiste, from dent ‘tooth’, from Latin dens, dent-.
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