dentist

2 definitions found

dentist - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dentist \Den"tist\, n. [From L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F.
     dentiste. See Tooth.]
     One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair natural
     teeth, and to make and insert artificial ones; a dental
     surgeon. Dentistic

dentist - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dentist
      n 1: a person qualified to practice dentistry [syn: dentist,
           tooth doctor, dental practitioner]