behaviorist
noun
be·hav·ior·ist
bi-ˈhā-vyə-rist 
bē-
1
: a person who advocates or practices behaviorism
2
: a person who specializes in the study of behavior
an animal behaviorist
behaviorist
adjective
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Animal behavior is a niche section of veterinary medicine whereby the behaviorist has completed veterinary school training and then gone on to specialize in animal behavioral issues.
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Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024
Now a doctoral-level animal behaviorist who has been privately consulting pet owners for years, Cannon decided to bring her knowledge in this area to the SCC classroom and offer an affordable way for students to learn effective techniques in animal behavior and training.
—Jenelyn Russo, Orange County Register, 30 July 2024
Victoria Cussen, PhD is an animal behaviorist and the Senior Director of Applied Behavior Research on the ASPCA Behavioral Sciences Team.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
The extent to which animals do so is difficult to gauge, largely because animal behaviorists have only recently investigated this possibility in the wild.
—Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
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Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024
Now a doctoral-level animal behaviorist who has been privately consulting pet owners for years, Cannon decided to bring her knowledge in this area to the SCC classroom and offer an affordable way for students to learn effective techniques in animal behavior and training.
—Jenelyn Russo, Orange County Register, 30 July 2024
Victoria Cussen, PhD is an animal behaviorist and the Senior Director of Applied Behavior Research on the ASPCA Behavioral Sciences Team.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
The extent to which animals do so is difficult to gauge, largely because animal behaviorists have only recently investigated this possibility in the wild.
—Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
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behaviorist
1 of 2 noun
be·hav·ior·ist
variants
or chiefly British behaviourist
1
: a person who advocates or practices behaviorism
2
: a person who specializes in the study of behavior
Animal behaviorists are often consulted regarding such problems as aggression, self-mutilation, food aversion and inappropriate urination or defecation.—Tom Ewing, Dog Watch
Tom Ewing, Dog Watchbehaviorist
2 of 2 adjective
: of or relating to behaviorism
behaviorist psychology
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