# veterinarian

Pronunciation: US say "vet-ur-uh-NAIR-ee-uhn" /ˌvɛt(ə)ɹəˈnɛɹ.i.ən/; UK say "vet-uh-ri-NAIR-ee-uhn" /ˌvɛt(ə)ɹɪˈnɛəɹ.i.ən/

## Noun

1. A doctor whose patients are animals rather than people.
   - Simple: A doctor who takes care of sick or hurt animals.
   - _The veterinarian recommended surgery after examining the horse's injured leg._
   - _Rural communities often struggle to attract veterinarians willing to treat livestock._

## Adjective

2. Relating to the medical care and treatment of animals.
   - Simple: Having to do with medical care for animals.
   - _Several rural counties in the state have no veterinarian clinic at all._
   - _The ranch budgets thousands of dollars each year for veterinarian services._

## Origin

From Latin veterīnārius ("cattle doctor") plus "-an," from veterīnae ("beasts of burden"), probably from vehō ("to convey, draw") or from vetus ("old").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/veterinarian (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).