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

Here are six tips from psychologists Ali Mattu and Fallon Goodman on how to embrace the awkwardness and practice social courage. —Andee Tagle, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025

As cognitive psychologists show, people tend to erase or minimize inconvenient or painful facts that may threaten their sense of self. —Arlene Stein, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025

Leon Festinger, a young American psychologist at the University of Minnesota, read about these rumors in the early nineteen-fifties and was puzzled. —Shayla Love, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025

Harrison noted that Yoo had told a psychologist his lies became bigger and bigger as his wife and students asked more questions. —CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025

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