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den⋅tist

  [den-tist]
–noun
a person whose profession is dentistry.
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Origin:
1750–60; < F dentiste, equiv. to dent tooth (see dent 2 ) + -iste -ist
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den·tist   (děn'tĭst)   
n.  A person who is trained and licensed to practice dentistry.

[French dentiste, from dent, tooth, from Old French, from Latin dēns, dent-; see dent- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

dentist 
1759, from Fr. dentiste, from L. dens (gen. dentis) "tooth," from PIE base *dont-, *dent- (see tooth).
"Dentist figures it now in our newspapers, and may do well enough for a French puffer, but we fancy Rutter is content with being called a tooth-drawer" ["Edinburgh Chronicle," Sept. 15, 1759].
Tooth-drawer is attested from 1393.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: den·tist
Pronunciation: 'dent-&st
Function: noun
: a licensed practitioner who is skilled in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatmentof diseases, injuries, and malformations of the teeth, jaws, and mouth and who makes and inserts false teeth
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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dentist den·tist (děn'tĭst)
n.
A person who is trained and licensed to practice dentistry.

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