From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishveterinarianvet‧e‧ri‧na‧ri‧an /ˌvetərəˈneəriən $ -ˈner-/●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる noun [countable]American EnglishHBAMN someone who is trained to give medicalcare and treatment to sick animalsSYN vet British EnglishExamples from the Corpusveterinarian• With the advent of the College, veterinarians increasingly took over the treatment of horses and cattle.• Charles Ruff, a Ciba-Geigy salesmanbased in Charlotte, regularly runs lunch-hour training sessions for veterinarians.• Exporters will face extra charges for transporting animals inspected by independently nominatedveterinarians, said junioragricultureminister Elliot Morley.• Like human drugs, petmedicines are promoted by drug-company salespeople who call on veterinarians with brochures, posters and freebies.• Ten consumer groups, along with some veterinarians and meatinspectors, are urging even tougher action.• It was a move discounted by the state veterinarian.• Personally, I have always felt that the best doctor in the world is the veterinarian.• Sea World veterinarian Jim McBain said the calf is gainingstrength and responding to treatment.