Psychologist

//ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An expert in the field of psychology.

    "Not much later—perhaps only two or three weeks later he has discovered meaning in them; he knows that they say "The cat sat on the hat." How this happens no one really knows, despite the efforts of philosophers and psychologists over two and a half millennia to study the phenomenon."

  2. 2
    a scientist trained in psychology wordnet

Example

More examples

"To my surprise, the noted psychologist was accused of a kidnapping."

Etymology

From psycholog(y) + -ist.

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