psychologist

[ sahy-kol-uh-jist ]

noun

1. a specialist in psychology.
2. Philosophy. an adherent to or advocate of psychologism.

adjective

1. Also psy·cholo·gistic. of or relating to psychologism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychologist¹

First recorded in 1720–30; psycholog(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

She attributes the new rise of interest in the U.S. in part to one very sick man: psychologist Thomas Patterson of San Diego.

From Salon

Political messages seem designed to keep voters “emotionally on edge,” said Vaile Wright, a licensed psychologist in Villa Park, Ill., and a member of the APA’s Stress in America team.

From Los Angeles Times

"Over the years, increased understanding of this way of learning has inspired educators and developmental psychologists around the world and supported Indigenous and Mexican-heritage communities as they work to maintain this way of organizing learning."

From Science Daily

The 100 survey respondents spanned a range of specialties, including behavioral ecologists, evolutionary biologists, neuroscientists, biological anthropologists, cognitive psychologists and biological psychologists.

From Science Daily

On his final day as an MP, Wragg had a consultation with a psychologist, which he jokes is "a fitting summation" of his nine years in the Commons.

From BBC

Related Words

• adviser
• analyst
• clinician
• doctor
• physician
• psychiatrist
• psychoanalyst
• psychotherapist