psychologist

noun

psy·​chol·​o·​gist sī-ˈkä-lə-jist How to pronounce psychologist (audio)
plural psychologists
: a person who specializes in the study of mind and behavior or in the treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychology

Examples of psychologist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some scholars, however, consider these numbers underestimates — an analysis by psychologists Will Gervais and Maxine B. Najle suggests the true count is closer to 26%. Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024 Diehl, a research psychologist who dedicated his life's work to recreating the pilot and crew's possible actions by analyzing their mental states, believes the turns and the plane's electronics going dark were intentional. Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2024 After Tuesday night, Campbell-Perkins might need a travel agent more than a psychologist. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024 But then, about six months later, police got a tip from an unlikely source: the girlfriend of a psychologist who Lyle and Erik Menendez had been talking to. Natalie Morales, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2024 Trained as a psychologist, my father had carved out a career in children’s marketing, which occasionally necessitated a trip into the city. Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024 Demand for psychologists increased by more than 60% in the first year of the war. Paul Sonne, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024 The fake video was branded with the logo of the American Psychological Association (APA) and featured footage of US psychologist Paul Ekman, who wrote the bestselling book How to Tell if Someone Is Lying. David Gilbert, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024 David Black, a psychologist who has worked with the California law enforcement community for more than 20 years, said witnessing the death of a child is often the most traumatizing event a first responder can experience. Morgan Chesky, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of psychologist was in 1871

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Cite this Entry

“Psychologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychologist. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

psychologist

noun
psy·​chol·​o·​gist
sī-ˈkäl-ə-jəst
: a specialist in psychology

Medical Definition

psychologist

noun
psy·​chol·​o·​gist sī-ˈkäl-ə-jəst How to pronounce psychologist (audio)
: a specialist in psychology
especially : a practitioner of clinical psychology, counseling, or guidance

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