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Definition of Tooth doctor
1. Noun. A person qualified to practice dentistry.
Specialized synonyms: Dental Surgeon, Endodontist, Exodontist, Orthodontist, Pedodontist, Periodontist, Prosthodontist
Generic synonyms: Medical Man, Medical Practitioner
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tooth Doctor
Literary usage of Tooth doctor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. My Life in Prison by Donald Lowrie (1912)
"'I've got an ulcerated tooth, doctor,' I said, 'and I'd ike to get it treated.'
" 'Open your mouth,' he ordered, grabbing my chin with one hand and the back ..."
2. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1768)
"... you there is infinite fancy in the manner of tying it on. • " Don't you know
him?—'tis the celebrated TOOTH-DOCTOR—one of the ..."
3. The Practical Dentist (1890)
"... to the office of a New York dentist, and addressing the doctor, he said: " Be
jou the tooth doctor? Kaze this ere gal wants to git a tooth pulled out. ..."
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