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dentistress

dentistress noun: a female dentist.

Noun

dentistress (plural dentistresses)

  1. (rare) A female dentist.
    • A Boston dentistress is so pretty that “she could coax a man’s tooth out by just putting her hand under his chin and asking for it.”1883 February 14, “Pleasantries”, in Watertown Republican, volume XXIII, number 18, Watertown, Wis., column 5
    • MRS. A. B. STOCKING, DENTISTRESS, HAS returned, and will resume her business between 21st and 22nd, on Postoffice street.1884 February 24, “Professional—Medical”, in The Galveston Daily News, volume XLII, number 339, Galveston, Tex., column 5
    Synonyms:
    dentistess

Synonyms of dentistress

Forms of dentistress

pluraldentistresses

Origin of dentistress

From dentist + -ress.

Questions about dentistress

What does dentistress mean?
Dentistress means a female dentist.
What part of speech is dentistress?
Dentistress is a noun.
What is the plural of dentistress?
The plural of dentistress is dentistresses.

Words near dentistress in the dictionary

  1. dentistess
  2. dentistesses
  3. dentistic
  4. dentistical
  5. dentistlike
  6. dentistress
  7. dentistresses
  8. dentistries
  9. dentistry
  10. dentists
  11. dentition

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