What does chiropodist mean?
Word: Chiropodist
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Chiropodist means a person trained to look after people's feet and toenails and to treat everyday foot problems.
Synonyms: podiatrist
How do you spell chiropodist?
Syllables: chi - rop - o - dist
Tricky part: The word begins with ch, but Oxford gives it a k sound, so pupils often start it with k.
Watch out for: kiropodist, chiropadist
Memory tip: Treat the opening c-h as a hard k, never the ch of chair, and you will not be tempted to start with a k.
Chiropodist in a sentence
Example 1: Grandpa visits the chiropodist every two months to have his toenails trimmed.
Example 2: The chiropodist told Grandma to rest her feet in warm water after her long morning walks.
Example 3: Our local clinic has a chiropodist who comes in on Tuesday mornings.
Fun Fact
Chiropodist is the older British name for the job; in North America, and now often in Britain too, the same specialist is called a podiatrist.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
ch_r_podist
a) i, a
b) i, o
c) e, o
d) y, o
Show answer
b) i, o. Both vowels are short ones, as in kit and hot: say the word slowly and you hear them.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Every Saturday the chiropodest at the market clinic sees about twenty people with tired feet.
a) clinic
b) chiropodest
c) twenty
d) Saturday
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b) chiropodest. Like dentist and chemist, this job ends in ist.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
odpthoicsri
a) chiropodist
b) chiropractor
c) chlorophyll
d) choreograph
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a) chiropodist. Of the four words, only this one holds both a d and an s.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) architekt
b) chiropodist
c) librarien
d) carpentar
Show answer
b) chiropodist. In the other three, k should be c (architect), e should be a (librarian) and a should be e (carpenter).
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A chiropodist would be the right person to help with ____.
a) a scratched pair of glasses
b) hard skin on a heel
c) a loose front tooth
d) a torn school bag
Show answer
b) hard skin on a heel
2. A chiropodist's advice is most likely to be about ____.
a) setting up a study desk
b) picking a reading lamp
c) planting a vegetable patch
d) choosing well-fitting shoes
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d) choosing well-fitting shoes
