dentist English · revision 15381

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1752|origins=ine-pro *h₃dónts}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈdɛntɪst/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|dentiste]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) from [[m|fr|dent|t=tooth]] and [[m|fr|-iste]], from [[la|dēns|t=tooth]] (stem dent-),^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from [[ine-pro|*h₃dónts|t=tooth]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ One who treats teeth: 1759 in the OED and Etymonline;^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) Merriam-Webster dates it to 1752.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The word was at first seen as a French affectation: the ''Edinburgh Chronicle'' wrote in 1759 that ''dentist'' might do for a French puffer, but that Rutter was content to be called a tooth-drawer.^(Etymonline)^(AHD) Tooth-drawer is attested from the late 14th century.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * late 14th century – tooth-drawer.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1752 – dentist (Merriam-Webster).^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1759 – in the Edinburgh Chronicle.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A person qualified to treat diseases of the [[tooth|alt=teeth]] and gums, and to fill, extract or replace teeth.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[dentistry]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[dental]]

+ * [[denture]]

+ * [[dent]]

+ * [[tooth]]

+ * [[indent]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}