veterinarian
noun
vet·er·i·nar·i·an
| \ ˌve-tə-rə-ˈner-ē-ən
, ˌve-trə-, ˌve-tə-ˈner-
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, ˌve-trə-, ˌve-tə-ˈner-
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Definition of veterinarian
: a person qualified and authorized to practice veterinary medicine
Examples of veterinarian in a Sentence
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Almost no one bothered to register, save for two unknown candidates, one of them a veterinarian. — The Economist, "The army and the people face off in Algeria," 31 Aug. 2019 That's going to be a successful adoption because that person's veterinarian will work on that donkey. — Meghan Dunn, CNN, "Inside the country's largest sanctuary for abused and neglected donkeys," 30 Aug. 2019 Albert was being treated for an upper airway ailment, and veterinarians lost the battle for his life late last week. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Albert, the grizzly bear who loved PB&J sandwiches, has died," 30 Aug. 2019 Preliminary results from a veterinarian’s examination determined the death to have been heat-related. — Los Angeles Times, "Death of police dog in hot car sparks outrage, investigation," 29 Aug. 2019 Before returning home, animals get a tapeworm tablet from a veterinarian. — Natasha Livingstone, USA TODAY, "Traveling with pets in Europe: No-deal Brexit would make crossing borders much tougher," 28 Aug. 2019 An Ohio sheriff says the person who told veterinarians a dog was found with its nose and mouth duct-taped and its throat slit was actually its owner, who made up the story to get the animal free care. — chicagotribune.com, "Ohio dog owner faked story of abused pup to get free vet care, police say," 27 Aug. 2019 Frank Goritz, head veterinarian at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, a participant in the project, tells Blandy at AFP. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Eggs Successfully Collected from the Last Two Northern White Rhinos," 24 Aug. 2019 The board also reviewed observations made by race marshal and chief veterinarian made this year in another long-distance, the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. — Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News, "Musher denied entry to 2020 Iditarod disputes race officials’ concerns over his dog care," 24 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'veterinarian.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for veterinarian
veterinarian
noun
English Language Learners Definition of veterinarian
chiefly US
: a person who is trained to give medical care and treatment to animals : an animal doctor
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veterinarian
noun
vet·er·i·nar·i·an
| \ ˌve-tə-rə-ˈner-ē-ən
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Kids Definition of veterinarian
: a doctor who gives medical treatment to animals
veterinarian
noun
vet·er·i·nar·i·an
| \ ˌvet-ə-rən-ˈer-ē-ən
, ˌve-trən-
, ˌvet-ᵊn-\
, ˌve-trən-
, ˌvet-ᵊn-\
Medical Definition of veterinarian
: a person qualified and authorized to practice veterinary medicine
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