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lay analyst

noun

a psychoanalyst who does not have a medical degree.

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Nearby words

lay, lay a finger on, lay a wager, lay about one, lay an egg, lay analyst, lay aside, lay at rest, lay at someone's door, lay away, lay baptism

Origin of lay analyst

First recorded in 1925–30
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British Dictionary definitions for lay analyst

lay analyst

noun

a person without medical qualifications who practises psychoanalysis
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