"toothpuller" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: toothpullers [plural]
Etymology: tooth + puller Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tooth|puller}} tooth + puller Head templates: {{en-noun}} toothpuller (plural toothpullers)
  1. (historical) A person who would extract teeth for a small charge at fairs, etc. Tags: historical Translations (person who extracts teeth): arrencaqueixals [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), tandentrekker [masculine] (Dutch), dauveicavubati (Fijian), hampaan vetäjä (Finnish), hampaan kiskoja (Finnish), arracheur de dents [masculine] (French), Zahnzieher [masculine] (German), tiradentes (Portuguese), sacamuelas (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-toothpuller-en-noun-nyxeyMPD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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