veterinarian
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- noun
- /ˌvɛtəˈrɪnɛrɪən/
- Before adopting a new pet, it's important to find a good veterinarian for regular check-ups and vaccinations.
- a veterinarian for pets
- a veterinarian for dogs
- licensed veterinarian
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Watch on YouTubeUnless, unless you're maybe a veterinarian for mice.
- Unless, unless you're maybe a veterinarian for mice.
- They know how to transport them and move them around and have the veterinarians and people who are trained in marine mammal husbandry.
- God is the number one veterinarian, OK?
- Thinking of maybe doing a pre veterinarian.
- We had veterinarians I've, I think the first I've met many since then, but I think we even had a gynecologist.
- Would you continue to shave Oliver Glizzard, or would you decline based on the advice of the said lesbian veterinarian?
- And I just felt that in there, just that age-old energy man, you know, 'cause they had a rich doctor when I was young, they had a rich veterinarian, right?
Examples
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So you're better off having your dog under the care of a good veterinarian than just, you know, left to their own devices.
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A few words about a veterinarian who makes house calls on sick fish.
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Finally, cat and dog owners were asked whether they had a veterinarian for their pet.
Academic text (2006) -
All participating dogs should also be certified by a veterinarian as being in good health and current on all vaccinations.
Academic text (2013) -
Dr. Ramdas is an associate veterinarian at Just Cats Veterinary Services in Houston.
Academic text (2015) -
Kandra read books and spoke to local veterinarians and pet shop owners about the care of cats.
Academic text (2002) -
Contact your veterinarian if you experience vomiting, diarrhea, or excessive fur loss.
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Next, Ross introduced Dr. Evan Singler, who identified himself as a veterinarian practicing in Multnomah County.
Fiction book (1991) -
She called the veterinarian after noticing her dog was limping and seemed to be in pain.
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The veterinarian carefully examined the injured rabbit and suggested a treatment plan to help it recover.
Synonyms
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A doctor who treats sick or injured animals
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A doctor who treats sick or injured animals
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A doctor who treats sick or injured animals
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Surface Forms
Morphology
veterinarian = veterinary (transparent) = veterinary + ian
The noun is a standard agentive formation from 'veterinary' (relating to animal medicine) with the suffix '-ian' meaning a person associated with that field.
Etymology
Veterinarian comes from an old Latin word veterinae meaning 'beasts of burden' or working animals, because animal doctors first looked after horses and farm animals. So a veterinarian, often called a vet, is an animal doctor who treats animals.