sexpert

noun

sex·​pert ˈsek-ˌspərt 

plural sexperts

: a person whose job involves the academic study of or the providing of information and advice about sexual relationships and sexual intercourse between human beings

In his multivolume classic "Studies in the Psychology of Sex," the psychologist and pioneering sexpert Havelock Ellis dedicates an entire section to tickling, defining it as both "a specialized modification of touch" and "the most intellectual mode of touch sensation."

—Manohla Dargis

Before he was a widely read sexpert, syndicated "Savage Love" columnist Dan Savage was a gay youth struggling with his sexual identity in Chicago.

—Mike Thomas

Perel's lilting accent underscores her chic sophistication while establishing a distant auditory kinship to Dr. Ruth, another non-American sexpert who was able to speak honestly and openly to our puritanical squeamishness …

—Willa Paskin

Examples of sexpert in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The first photographs in the novel were the twin portraits of the sexpert Dr. Ruth and her Indian counterpart Dr. Watsa. —Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

blend of sex entry 1 and expert entry 1

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above