Definition of DENTIST

dentist

Plural: dentists

Noun

  • A professional who treats and cares for teeth.
  • a person qualified to practice dentistry
  • A medical doctor who specializes in teeth.
  • Deliberate misspelling of Dengist.

Examples

  • He felt like a word dentist, carefully extracting maximum points from the board.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French dentiste.

Synonyms

dental practitioner, tooth doctor

Scrabble Score: 8

dentist: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dentist: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dentist: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

dentist: valid Words With Friends Word