dietitian

or di·e·ti·cian

[ dahy-i-tish-uhn ]

noun

1. a person who is an expert in nutrition or dietetics.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dietitian¹

1840–50; diet ¹ + -itian; -ician

Example Sentences

In my 22 years as a dietitian, I’ve learned how complex weight control can be, and know that obesity can be caused by many different factors.

From Washington Post

“Our bodies need a bare-minimum amount of calories to keep us alive and keep our heart pumping,” says Danielle Bublitz, an anti-diet dietitian based in the Los Angeles area.

From Outside Online

Then we asked sports dietitians to weigh in on what works about their diets—and what they could do to dial it in even further.

From Outside Online

This “I can do it, so can you” attitude is out of touch with many people’s reality, says Jennifer Jackson, a dietitian based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

From Outside Online

As a certified dietitian and nutritionist with a master’s from Columbia University, Laura Lagano began researching holistic approaches when her daughter suffered impairments linked to autism.

From Ozy

In hospitals this is passed to the dietitian, who carries out the directions laid down by the physician.

From Project Gutenberg

There are many problems that still call for an answer by the chemist and dietitian.

From Project Gutenberg

It is this fact, from the point of view of the dietitian, that commends vegetable candy so highly.

From Project Gutenberg

The expert dietitian also plans meals and arranges dietaries.

From Project Gutenberg