psychiatrist

[ si-kahy-uh-trist, sahy- ]

noun

1. a physician who practices psychiatry.

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychiatrist¹

First recorded in 1885–90; psychiatr(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

"My child does not belong in a building like that; every specialist that he has come across and even his psychiatrists have said he does not belong there."

From BBC

Dr. Dre has secured a victory in his ongoing legal battle against a celebrity psychiatrist who last month filed a lawsuit accusing the rapper of harassment.

From Los Angeles Times

An offender profile drawn up by a psychiatrist suggested the likely suspect would be someone who could drive, probably aged 17 to early 20s, and perhaps someone Lindsay would be attracted to.

From BBC

The political pundits and armchair psychiatrists will be hashing that one out for decades.

From Los Angeles Times

Dyer himself has directly told me that once the DSM was introduced there was no reason why psychiatrists and other qualified mental health professionals could not diagnose someone from a distance.

From Salon

Related Words

• clinician
• doctor
• psychoanalyst
• psychologist
• psychotherapist
• therapist