dentist Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person qualified to practice dentistry
    dental practitioner; tooth doctor.

WordNet

Den"tist noun
Etymology
From L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dentiste. See Tooth.
Definitions
  1. One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair natural teeth, and to make and insert artificial ones; a dental surgeon.

Webster 1913