dentist

Definition

  • noun: a person whose job is to care for people's teeth
  • noun: one who is skilled in and licensed to practice the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, injuries, and malformations of the teeth, jaws, and mouth and who makes and inserts false teeth

Examples

  • I have an appointment with my 'dentist' today. = I have a 'dentist' appointment today.

  • He goes to 'the dentist's' for a check-up every six months.

  • I saw her at 'the dentist' last week.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) We need you to take a pebble inside there and jam the gears. You do that and this tank's going to get filthier by the minute. Soon the dentist will have to clean the tank. When he does, he'll take us out of the tank, put us in individual baggies. We'll roll down the counter, out of the window, (..)
    2003 Finding Nemo
  • (..) - He favours that. Hope he doesn't get surplus sealer at the portal terminus. - Hello. Who's this? - New guy. - The dentist took him off the reef. - An outie. From my neck of the woods? Sorry if l took a snap at you. Fish got to swim. Birds got to eat. No, no. Those aren't your fish. (..)
    2003 Finding Nemo