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# hygienist

noun (a hygienist, hygienists)

«hygienist» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A dental hygienist: a trained health worker who cleans people's teeth, removes hard tartar and teaches how to brush and floss. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienist/#m1)
2. Less often, any expert on hygiene and health, such as an occupational hygienist who checks workplaces are safe and clean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienist/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, children meet a hygienist at the dentist's: the hygienist scrapes and polishes the teeth and shows how to brush properly. In stories about jobs it is a health career. Phrases: dental hygienist, see the hygienist, the hygienist's chair.

### Examples

- The hygienist cleaned my teeth and made them shiny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienist/#x1)
- The hygienist showed me how to floss between my teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienist/#x2)
- Mum has an appointment with the dental hygienist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienist/#x3)
- My aunt trained for three years to become a hygienist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienist/#x4)
- The hygienist said I should brush for two minutes, twice a day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienist/#x5)
- A hygienist works alongside the dentist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienist/#x6)

### Note

Countable: a hygienist, two hygienists. Spelling like «hygiene»: h-y-g-i-e-n-i-s-t. A hygienist is not a dentist: dentists fill and pull teeth; hygienists mostly clean and prevent decay.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hygienist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienist/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hygienist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hygienist.html) on Mova free.