psychologist

noun

psy·​chol·​o·​gist sī-ˈkä-lə-jist 

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

Nabavi’s initial effort to become a psychologist was denied in 2004 by the California Psychology Board because of two prior misdemeanor convictions for drug possession. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Plus, psychologists and a neurologist share tips for how to build a routine. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026

And many, if not most, students with disabilities attend public schools that do not have a psychologist or social worker needed to help evaluate them. — David Edward Dematthews, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

What’s needed is some mix of ethicists, physicists, philosophers, legal scholars, historians, cultural anthropologists, engineers, sociologists, psychologists and policymakers. — Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing psychologist

• clinical psychologist

Rhymes for psychologist

• apologist
• biologist
• ecologist
• ethnologist
• geologist
• hydrologist
• neurologist
• oncologist
• pathologist
• philologist
• technologist
• urologist

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 

: a specialist in psychology

especially : a practitioner of clinical psychology, counseling, or guidance