Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Dentist"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dentist
n : a person qualified to practice dentistry [syn: {tooth doctor},
{dental practitioner}]
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