veterinarian

nounadjectiveattested in dialogue

United States//ˌvɛt(ə)ɹəˈnɛɹ.i.ən//
United States//ˌvɛtʃ.ɹɪnˈɛɹ.i.ən//
United States//ˌvɛʔ.n̩ˈɛɹ.i.ən//

A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.

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 […]

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.

adjective

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veterinary

Forms

plural: veterinarians

vet · A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.veteran · A person with long experience of a particular activity.Veteran · A village in Special Area No. 4, eastern Alberta, Canada.

veterinarian · A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.

veto · A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the…Vi · A diminutive of the female given names Violet and Viola.VI · VI (“U.S. Virgin Islands”)

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