dentist

[den-tist] /ˈdɛn tɪst/

noun

a person whose profession is dentistry.

Origin

1750-60; < French dentiste, equivalent to dent tooth (see dent²) + -iste -ist

Examples from the web for dentist

And you thought your visit to the dentist was painful.
If your dentist is suggesting you do one side at a time, it could be because s/he anticipates a longer recovery process.
The team dentist identified it as a secondary molar with part of its root missing.
The semi-annual trip to the dentist gets more interesting as more dentists go digital.
Remember too that horses need regular dentist and farrier checks, as well as whatever vaccinations are required.
Old style letters in a curve that reminded me of one a childhood dentist had on his wall.
It helps them find work and housing, and even offers a free trip to the dentist.
It's pure torture that not even the dentist can understand.
They should take this article to their pediatrician and dentist.
Well, other than the dentist trip you have tomorrow, you're doing fine.

British Dictionary definitions for dentist

dentist

/ˈdɛntɪst/

noun

a person qualified to practise dentistry

Word Origin

C18: from French dentiste, from dent tooth

Word Origin and History for dentist

1759, from French dentiste, from dent "tooth," from Latin dens (see tooth) + -ist.

Dentist figures it now in our newspapers, and may do well enough for a French puffer, but we fancy Rutter is content with being called a tooth-drawer ["Edinburgh Chronicle," Sept. 15, 1759].

Tooth-drawer is attested from late 14c.

dentist in Medicine

dentist den·tist (děn'tĭst)
n.
A person who is trained and licensed to practice dentistry.