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aurist

American  
[awr-ist] / ˈɔr ɪst /

noun

  1. a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.


aurist British  
/ ˈɔːrɪst /

noun

  1. a former name for audiologist See audiologist

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of aurist

First recorded in 1670–80; aur- 2 + -ist


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The aurist said it would be his ruin when it became known that he had been the cause of so much suffering and danger to his grace.

From How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success by Major A.R. Calhoon

Another distinguished man whom I knew well was Mr. James Hinton, the celebrated aurist and a writer on religious matters which at one time had great effect. 

From Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie

How fortunate that he is near a really good aurist.

From The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss by George L. Prentiss

The aurist said it would be his ruin when it became known that he had been the cause of so much suffering and danger to his Grace.

From Character by Samuel Smiles

A year after her illness Mr. Covington heard of an aurist in Germany who had a European reputation, and he and Mrs. Covington took Hilda over to him.

From The Lost Heir by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

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