alienist
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
an expert witness in a sanity trial.
Origin of alienist
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How to use alienist in a sentence
There might have been employment here for the alienist or for those who circulate the pledge; but I had had enough of it.
Sixes and Sevens | O. HenryDr. Carew proved to be a young and enthusiastic alienist whose heart and soul was in his work.
The Angel of Terror | Edgar WallaceBy way of a joke we tackled a medical alienist who had a seat on the commission.
Mentally Defective Children | Alfred BinetIt is possible, however, that this very opinion may be a fixed idea or symptomatic eccentricity of the alienist himself.
The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals | Edmund P. EvansI think we'll have to take him up to the city to consult some prominent alienist, as the newspapers would say.
Jim Spurling, Fisherman | Albert Walter Tolman
British Dictionary definitions for alienist
/ (ˈeɪljənɪst, ˈeɪlɪə-) /
US a psychiatrist who specializes in the legal aspects of mental illness
obsolete a person who practises alienism
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