dentist

A2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈdɛntɪst/ See IPA manual

Freq #5314

Meanings

1

noun
A person whose job is to treat people's teeth.

I have an appointment with the dentist to fix a bad tooth.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person whose job is to... dental practitioner

Word family

Forms dentists

Derived forms dentistessdentisticdentisticaldentistlikedentistressdentistrynondentistsurgeon-dentist

Related forms antidentitedental dentureorthodonticstoothpuller

Simplified etymology

Dentist dates from the mid-18th century and derives from the family of Latin dens “tooth.” Latin dens comes from an ancient root also represented by Old English tooth.

Etymology

Borrowed from French dentiste.

dentiste French

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# dentist

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɛntɪst/
**Frequency rank:** 5314

## Meanings
1. A person whose job is to treat people's teeth.

## Examples
- I have an appointment with the dentist to fix a bad tooth.

## Derived Forms
- dentistess
- dentistic
- dentistical
- dentistlike
- dentistress
- dentistry
- nondentist
- surgeon-dentist

## Related Forms
- antidentite
- dental
- denture
- orthodontics
- toothpuller

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dentiste
- Affix: -ist - one who

## Etymology
Borrowed from French dentiste.

## AI Etymology
Dentist is borrowed from French dentiste. As a noun, the word names a person, thing, state, or result associated with the older form rather than introducing a separate visible root. In use as a noun, dentist denotes a person whose job is to treat people's teeth. The same word family continues in derived forms such as dentistess, dentistic, dentistical, and dentistlike and related entries such as antidentite, dental, denture, and orthodontics.

## Topics
- People & Society

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