veterinarian

/ˌvɛtəɹəˈnɛɹiən/

nounvet · er · in · ar · i · an

Think: “VET + ER + IN” — a VET is IN the clinic, and an “AR” sound comes before “IAN”: vet-er-in-AR-ian.

Yes, it's veterinarian. Don’t drop the second “i”: it’s vet-er-in-AR-i-an (…nari… not …nary…).

Definition

  1. nouna doctor trained to care for the health of animals

Examples

  • “The veterinarian checked our dog’s ears and gave her medicine.”
  • “After the horse injured its leg, the veterinarian came to the barn right away.”
  • “She wants to become a veterinarian because she loves helping animals.”

Synonyms

animal doctorvetveterinary surgeonanimal physician

Translations

ES veterinarioPT veterinárioFR vétérinaire

Common misspellings

vetrinarianveterinarionveterenarianveteranarianveterinairianveterinrianveterinariunveterinariann

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