aurist

English

Etymology

From aur- +‎ -ist.

Noun

aurist (plural aurists)

1. (medicine, dated) One skilled in treating and curing disorders of the ear.
   • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VIII:

     I remembered I hadn't sent that wire to Kipper Herring, inviting him to come and join the gang. I went to Aunt Dahlia's boudoir and repaired this omission, telephoning the communication to someone at the post office who would have been well advised to consult a good aurist.

Synonyms

• otologist

Coordinate terms

• ENT
• otolaryngologist
• otorhinolaryngologist

Translations

one skilled in treating and curing disorders of the ear

• Bulgarian: отолог (bg) (otolog)
• Esperanto: orelisto
• Hungarian: fülész (hu)
• Icelandic: eyrnalæknir m
• Irish: cluaslia m
• Romanian: otolog (ro) m, otologă (ro) f

References

• “aurist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Atrius, Ristau, Surita, Tauris