psychiatrist

noun

psy·​chi·​a·​trist sə-ˈkī-ə-trist How to pronounce psychiatrist (audio)
sī-
plural psychiatrists
: a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry

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His mother is a geriatric psychiatrist, according to a December New Yorker profile. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024 Elizabeth Ortiz-Schwartz, a psychiatrist at Silver Hill Hospital in Connecticut, has worked with LGBTQ+ youth for 20 years. Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024 In addition, a psychiatrist testified about how people kept in solitary confinement can become confused and delirious, and a forensic scientist took the stand and criticized how state investigators handled the examination of an unspent round found near the girls’ bodies, WTHR reported. Eric Levenson, Zoe Sottile and Jean Casarez, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024 Deathbed was about a 100-year-old man who had these memories of his youth and was talking to a psychiatrist for seniors. Simon Thompson, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for psychiatrist 

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of psychiatrist was in 1869

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“Psychiatrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatrist. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

psychiatrist

noun
psy·​chi·​a·​trist
sə-ˈkī-ə-trəst,
sī-
: a specialist in psychiatry

Medical Definition

psychiatrist

noun
psy·​chi·​a·​trist sə-ˈkī-ə-trəst How to pronounce psychiatrist (audio) sī- How to pronounce psychiatrist (audio)
: a physician specializing in psychiatry

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