Dentistress
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dentistress is a noun meaning (rare) A female dentist.
Meaning
(rare) A female dentist.
Example Sentences
MRS. A. B. STOCKING, DENTISTRESS, HAS returned, and will resume her business between 21st and 22nd, on Postoffice street.
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.”
NEW “DENTISTRESS” ARRIVES[…]Meanwhile the proud father, well-known Hayward dentist, is laying plans for an important feminine addition to the dental profession when his daughter grows a little older.
TUESDAY at 10 a. m. Mr. Oliver Whidden was no sooner in the chair than the dentistress synchronously began dental and verbal operations.[…]“I got that dimple from sleeping with my face on a collar button,” coldly explained the dentistress.
Word Forms
- dentistresses
Synonyms for dentistress
Depending on context, synonyms include dentistess.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dentistess, doctoress, doctress, doctrix, driveress, duckess.
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