dentist

American  

[den-tist] / ˈdɛn tɪst /

noun

1. a person whose profession is dentistry.

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dentist British  

/ ˈdɛntɪst /

noun

1. a person qualified to practise dentistry

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Etymology

Origin of dentist

1750–60; < French dentiste, equivalent to dent tooth ( dent ² ) + -iste -ist

Example Sentences

Mr Bennett's stepfather, Craig Foreman, is said to be suffering constant dental pain but has not been allowed to see a dentist.

From BBC

All of the 55 prison employees who earned more than $500,000 in income last year were doctors, dentists, psychiatrists or medical executives, according to state controller data.

From Los Angeles Times

Then as he droned on like a dentist drill hitting bone, he began to sound like a South Carolina auctioneer at a county fair.

From Salon

He added that until the "chronic underfunding" and wider systemic problems were addressed, NHS dentistry would continue to fail to work for "dentists and for patients".

From BBC

I hadn’t mentioned the growing asymmetry I’d been noticing in photos or that I’d been meaning to ask my dentist about it.

From Los Angeles Times