Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A specialist in psychology.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who studies, writes on, or is versed in psychology.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who is versed in, devoted to, psychology.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun An expert in the field of psychology.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a scientist trained in psychology

Etymologies

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psycholog(y) +‎ -ist

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Examples

  • In most major institutes for gender-identity disorder in children worldwide, a psychologist is the central figure.

    A Boy's Life 2008

  • In most major institutes for gender-identity disorder in children worldwide, a psychologist is the central figure.

    A Boy's Life 2008

  • According to a 2006 survey by the Stanford University School of Medicine, 5.8 percent of the U.S. population — about 17 million people — are compulsive shoppers, a label psychologist April Lane Benson applies to those who "spend so much time, energy or money on shopping that it's impacting [their] life in a negative way."

    Shopaholics’ Dilemma 2008

  • “Decentering” is the term psychologist Jean Piaget uses to describe the capacity to take another person’s point of view.

    The Blessing of a B Minus Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2010

  • Satisficing is a term psychologist Barry Schwartz uses in his book, "The Paradox of Choice."

    The Huntington News RSS 2009

  • Should this headline be Mind Hacks blogger says 'psychologist' is overused by sensationalist media or the more direct Media exploits reverence given to arbitrary title, says psychologist? indiecognition

    Fun Experiment - Boing Boing 2009

  • A pet psychologist is also called a veterinary behaviorist.

    Poll: 1 in 3 women say pets listen better than husbands 2010

  • A domestic reckoning of sorts, the latest book by Apter, a psychologist, is an in-depth look at “the inescapable power of in-laws.”

    Cover to Cover 2009

  • And of course, when the psychologist is speaking, it's private.

    NASA Psychologist Assists Trapped Chilean Miners 2010

  • Milo’s first move: calling in psychologist Alex Delaware.

    Bones by Jonathan Kellerman: Book summary 2010

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