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chiropodist

American  
[ki-rop-uh-dist, kahy-, shuh-] / kɪˈrɒp ə dɪst, kaɪ-, ʃə- /

noun

  1. a podiatrist.


Etymology

Origin of chiropodist

First recorded in 1775–85; chiro- + -pod + -ist

Example Sentences

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The episode is followed by the series premiere of ‘THE TOE BRO,’ about a chiropodist who can handle the most unpleasant of foot problems.

From New York Times

Speakers of English sometimes have trouble knowing how to pronounce Greek-derived words with “ch” in them—“chalcedony,” “chiropodist,” “chimera”—because “ch” also represents the sound in such English words as “church” and “cheese.”

From The New Yorker

Lord & Taylor, going up — eighth floor: robes, lingerie, hosiery; 11th floor: eye, ear, nose and throat clinic, chiropodist, dental care, urinalysis, hospital operating room.

From New York Times

“My chiropodist is a Jew, and he has so many times ‘put me on my feet’ that I would have no objection to giving his countrymen ‘a leg up.’

From New York Times

Access is also available to a clinic which deals with mental and physical health issues, a dietician, chiropodist, dentist, doctors and nurses.

From BBC