veterinarian

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌvɛt(ə)ɹəˈnɛɹ.i.ən/
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/ˌvɛt(ə)ɹəˈnɛɹ.i.ən/ · /ˌvɛtʃ.ɹɪnˈɛɹ.i.ən/ · /ˌvɛʔ.n̩ˈɛɹ.i.ən/

Definition of veterinarian

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.
    “A fascination with Hokkaido's wild country first drew the veterinarian to Abashiri, and he is a leading expert on the Ezo red fox. Like much of Hokkaido's wildlife, this fox is not found on Honshu.”
    “The first edition, translated into 6 languages, appeared to fulfil a need, and a minisurvey of UK veterinarians graduated 2–40 years ago showed unanimous support for such a revision […]”
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noun

  1. A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.
    “A fascination with Hokkaido's wild country first drew the veterinarian to Abashiri, and he is a leading expert on the Ezo red fox. Like much of Hokkaido's wildlife, this fox is not found on Honshu.”
    “The first edition, translated into 6 languages, appeared to fulfil a need, and a minisurvey of UK veterinarians graduated 2–40 years ago showed unanimous support for such a revision […]”

adj

  1. (not-comparable)veterinary

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Etymology

From Latin veterīnārius (“cattle doctor”) + -an, from veterīnae (“beasts of burden, draught-”), probably from vehō (“to convey, draw”), or from vetus (“old”). By surface analysis, veterinary + -an.

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