dentist

Noun
Synonyms: tooth doctordental practitioner

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a person qualified to practice dentistrySynonyms: tooth doctordental practitioner
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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

The Devil's Dictionary

DENTIST, n. A prestidigitator who, putting metal into your mouth, pulls coins out of your pocket.
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