veterinarian

CEFRB1

/ˌvɛt(ə)ɹəˈnɛɹ.i.ən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A doctor who treats sick or injured animals.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    veterinary

Examples

  • How long does it take for a veterinarian to examine a horse?

  • She grew up to be a veterinarian.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˌvɛʔ.n̩ˈɛɹ.i.ən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.

More examples

In context

  • Tom has a friend whose mother is a veterinarian.

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.