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
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Kaila Witkowski, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2025
Animal psychologist Irene Pepperberg bought a year-old African grey named Alex at Noah’s Ark pet store near Chicago’s O’Hare Airport in the late 1970s, launching her exploration into a new field of research that reshaped our understanding of animal intelligence and communication.
—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Legislators heard from a psychologist, a school counselor and the president of the Pennsylvania Association of School Resource Officers, which represents the police on school campuses.
—Kristine Sorensen, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
To help parents identify the subtle indicators that may suggest a child is gifted, Newsweek spoke with Kristin Edwards, a licensed psychologist and specialist in gifted testing.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
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psychologist
noun
psy·chol·o·gist
sī-ˈkäl-ə-jəst
: a specialist in psychology
especially
: a practitioner of clinical psychology, counseling, or guidance
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