What does "psychiatrist" mean?

A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry.

How do you pronounce "psychiatrist"?

Pronounced //ˌsaɪˈkaɪ.ə.tɹɪst//.

Common synonyms include: adler, alienist, analyst, anesthesiologist, behavior therapist, cardiologist.

//ˌsaɪˈkaɪ.ə.tɹɪst// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry.
"Says Colonel Thomas Murray, chief Army psychiatrist in South Viet Nam: “Some of our psychiatrists are the most improbable military guys: soft, flabby, unexercised.”"
2
a physician who specializes in psychiatry wordnet