{
    "term": "dentist",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person whose job is to take care of people’s teeth",
            "labels": "formal",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to see/visit/consult your dentist"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the dentist's chair/drill"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Healthcare", "Jobs"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["good", "qualified", "registered"],
                "verb + dentist": ["recommend", "register with"],
                "dentist + noun": ["appointment", "office", "chair"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a dentist’s appointment",
                    "a/​the dentist’s office",
                    "a/​the dentist’s chair"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a place where a dentist sees patients",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I hate **going to the dentist**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an appointment at the dentist’s"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She couldn’t get treatment because she wasn’t registered with the dentist."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["good", "qualified", "registered"],
                "verb + dentist": ["recommend", "register with"],
                "dentist + noun": ["appointment", "office", "chair"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a dentist’s appointment",
                    "a/​the dentist’s office",
                    "a/​the dentist’s chair"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdentɪst/",
                "audio": "de/dentist/dentist__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdentɪst/",
                "audio": "de/dentist/dentist__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 18th cent.: from French dentiste, from dent ‘tooth’, from Latin dens, dent-."
}