ORTHODONTIST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("orthodontist" is a kind of...):

dental practitioner; dentist; tooth doctor (a person qualified to practice dentistry)

Derivation:

orthodontics (the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth)

Credits