otolaryngologist

noun

oto·​lar·​yn·​gol·​o·​gist ˌō-tō-ˌler-ən-ˈgä-lə-jist 

-ˌla-rən-

plural otolaryngologists

: a physician specializing in otolaryngology

Many doctors, especially ear, nose and throat specialists, called otolaryngologists, are capable of evaluating patients who have impaired or lost smell.

—M. R. Miller

Adults in their 30s and 40s increasingly are showing up in the offices of the nation's otolaryngologists complaining about problem tonsils, say doctors.

—Tara Parker-Pope

called also otorhinolaryngologist

Examples of otolaryngologist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Additionally, Bumpous is a professor and chair of the otolaryngology department and works as an otolaryngologist for Norton. —Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025

The 44-year-old married the plastic surgeon and otolaryngologist Krein in 2012 after two years of dating. —Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025

Ashley Biden, 44, married the 58-year-old plastic surgeon and otolaryngologist (commonly known as an ear, nose, throat doctor) in June 2012. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025

Perry already has appointments with an otolaryngologist and a neurologist. —Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for otolaryngologist

• anesthesiologist
• epidemiologist
• anthropologist
• archaeologist
• audiologist
• cardiologist
• criminologist
• dermatologist
• entomologist
• genealogist
• gerontologist
• gynaecologist

Medical Definition

otolaryngologist

noun

oto·​lar·​yn·​gol·​o·​gist ˌōt-ō-ˌlar-ən-ˈgäl-ə-jəst 

: a physician specializing in otolaryngology

called also otorhinolaryngologist