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dentistesses

dentistesses is the plural of dentistess.

Meaning of dentistess

Noun

dentistess (plural dentistesses)

  1. (rare) A female dentist.
    • In the so-called “learned professions” in the United States there are already five hundred and thirty doctresses, sixty-eight preacheresses, and about half a dozen lawyeresses, besides four hundred and twenty dentistesses.1879 February 5, “Utilizing Natural Force”, in The Cincinnati Daily Star, volume 15, number 31, Cincinnati, Oh., column 2
    Synonyms:
    dentistress

Questions about dentistesses

What is dentistesses the plural of?
Dentistesses is the plural of dentistess.

Words near dentistesses in the dictionary

  1. dentiscalps
  2. dentist
  3. dentist gold
  4. dentist's drill
  5. dentistess
  6. dentistesses
  7. dentistic
  8. dentistical
  9. dentistlike
  10. dentistress
  11. dentistresses

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