Dentist

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

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