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hygienist

[ hahy-jee-nist, -jen-ist, hahy-jee-nist ]

noun

  1. an expert in hygiene.


hygienist

/ ˈhaɪdʒiːɪst; ˈhaɪdʒiːnɪst /

noun

  1. a person skilled in the practice of hygiene See also dental hygienist
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hygienist1

First recorded in 1835–45; hygiene + -ist
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Example Sentences

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After spending time in the divine abyss, we’re back in reality, ripped from the stratosphere and placed into one of life’s most mundane torments: the hygienist’s chair.

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The conservative sentiment toward Harris was summed up by Lori Smith, 66, a dental hygienist in Gold River, who responded to the mention of her name with a combination wail and snort.

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Under ongoing pressure to do more, the district has hired an industrial hygienist to evaluate Canyon.

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The 66-year-old dental hygienist planned on spending her retirement years in her Pacific Palisades home, but instead she and her husband will be dipping into their savings to rebuild from the ground up.

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Many concerned Westside parents wanted the campus cleanups supervised by an on-site industrial hygienist — preferably one with a degree of independence who answered to an agency other than the school district.

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