'Dentist' definitions:
Definition of 'dentist'
From: WordNet
noun
A person qualified to practice dentistry [syn: dentist, tooth doctor, dental practitioner]
Definition of 'Dentist'
From: 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