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Meaning of DENTIST

Pronunciation:  'dentist

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a person qualified to practice dentistry
 
 Synonyms: dental practitioner, tooth doctor
 
 See Also: dental surgeon, endodontist, exodontist, medical man, medical practitioner, orthodontist, pedodontist, periodontist, prosthodontist

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.

 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Dreaming that you are at the dentist means periodic doubt over the sincerity and honor of some person. You may have some anxiety or fear of pain, but in the long run it will be for your own good. Dreaming that the dentist working on somebody else's teeth means that you will be shocked by scandal near you.
 

 

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