dentist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dentist
1750–60; < French dentiste, equivalent to dent tooth ( dent 2 ) + -iste -ist
Example Sentences
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Ensieh, a dentist in the capital, said every day she is "losing more hope".
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
"We're caught between three mad powers, and war is terrifying," the 46-year-old dentist told AFP journalists outside Iran.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
"The whole system is just absurd and unfit for purpose," says Dr Shiv Pabary, a dentist from Newcastle who chairs the BDA's general dental practice committee.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Gurule now makes $35 an hour as a pediatric dental assistant, and she hopes to become a dentist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
“And then the next worst guy is down here. Like, the dentist who killed that lion. He’s right here.”
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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