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dentist
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
dentist
(noun)
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dentist
/
ˈ
dɛntəst/
noun
plural
dentists
dentist
/
ˈ
dɛntəst/
noun
plural
dentists
Learner's definition of DENTIST
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1
:
a person whose job is to care for people's teeth
I have an appointment with my
dentist
today. = I have a
dentist
appointment today.
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the dentist
or
the dentist's
:
the place where a dentist works
I saw her at
the dentist
last week.
He goes to
the dentist's
for a check-up every six months.
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