physiotherapist

noun

phys·​io·​ther·​a·​pist ˌfi-zē-ō-ˈther-ə-pist 

plural physiotherapists

: physical therapist

[The University of] Florida's more than 440 athletes are treated by a cadre of physiotherapists and monitored by an army of academic advisers.

—Joe Drape and Katie Thomas

Women worried about getting … osteoporosis should start skipping, jogging and doing high-impact aerobics. In newly issued guidelines, British physiotherapists and osteoporosis specialists said they were the best exercises to avert the disease.

—Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram

Examples of physiotherapist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In between, check-in phone calls came from Probert, who would relay any messages from the first-team coaching staff, and under-21s and loan-player physiotherapist Tony Jones. —Andy Jones, New York Times, 10 June 2026

One of them, a 35 years-old physiotherapist, served in two different missions to the state between 2017 and 2024, before returning to Cuba at the end of his deployment. —Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 3 June 2026

Daisy Ridley stars as a physiotherapist who travels to a remote Australian town after a mysterious explosion raises the walking dead. —K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026

Learmont was sent to a physiotherapist and given exercises to perform for the following few weeks. —Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

physio- + therapist, after physiotherapy

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for physiotherapist

• psychotherapist
• therapist

Medical Definition

physiotherapist

noun

phys·​io·​ther·​a·​pist -ˈther-ə-pəst 

: physical therapist