ENT man
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- noun
- /iːɛnˈtiː mæn/
- Informal
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- The ENT man recommended surgery to help improve my breathing issues.
Examples
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There's your ENT man.
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- Who's a good ENT man?
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My brother is an ENT man who treats patients with hearing problems.
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After struggling with a sore throat for weeks, I finally visited the ENT man for a check-up.
Synonyms
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3.5
A doctor who treats ear, nose, and throat problems
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A doctor who treats problems of the ear, nose, and throat
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A doctor who treats problems of the ear, nose, and throat
A doctor who treats problems of the ear, nose, and throat, like infections or hearing loss
A doctor who treats ear, nose, and throat problems
A doctor who treats ear, nose, and throat problems
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'ENT' specifies the ear–nose–throat medical specialty and 'man' indicates an adult male, so a learner who knows both constituents will infer 'male ENT doctor'. This follows a regular modifier+noun pattern and is predictable (noting that 'ENT' is an acronym and 'ENT man' is informal), so it is transparent.
Etymology
ENT man comes from the letters ENT, which stand for 'ear, nose and throat'. Because man is a simple word for a male person, the phrase means 'a male doctor who treats the ear, nose and throat'.