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chairsides

chairsides is the plural of chairside.

Meaning of chairside

Noun

chairside (plural chairsides)

  1. A dentist's assistant who helps with the inspection of the patient in the dental chair.
    • Eight percent of the dentists surveyed do not employ a full-time chairside; 44% have one full-time assistant at the chair; 29% employ two chairsides full time; and 19% of the dentists surveyed employ three or more full-time chairsides.1990, Dental Management, volume 30, page 100
  2. (historical) A kind of radio cabinet for home listening.
    • The big difference between this set and Philco's earlier chairsides […]2006, Ron Ramirez, Michael Prosise, Philco Radio: 1928-1942, page 33

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Questions about chairsides

What is chairsides the plural of?
Chairsides is the plural of chairside.

Words near chairsides in the dictionary

  1. chairship
  2. chairships
  3. chairshot
  4. chairshots
  5. chairside
  6. chairsides
  7. chairward
  8. chairwarmer
  9. chairwarmers
  10. chairway
  11. chairways

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