toothpuller

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noun

A person who would extract teeth for a small charge at fairs, etc.

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Meanings

nountoothpuller (plural toothpullers)

plural toothpullers

  1. historicalA person who would extract teeth for a small charge at fairs, etc.

Origin

From tooth + puller.

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Translations

Catalan arrencaqueixals
  • arrencaqueixalsperson who extracts teeth
Dutch tandentrekker
  • tandentrekkerperson who extracts teeth
Finnish hampaan vetäjä, hampaan kiskoja
  • hampaan vetäjäperson who extracts teeth
  • hampaan kiskojaperson who extracts teeth
French arracheur de dents
  • arracheur de dentsperson who extracts teeth
German Zahnzieher
  • Zahnzieherperson who extracts teeth
Portuguese tiradentes
  • tiradentesperson who extracts teeth
Spanish sacamuelas
  • sacamuelasperson who extracts teeth
Cite this entry
APA

toothpuller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothpuller

MLA

“toothpuller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothpuller. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toothpuller,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothpuller.

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