lay analyst

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noun

a psychoanalyst who does not have a medical degree.

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Origin of lay analyst

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby lay analyst

lay, layabout, lay about one, lay a finger on, Layamon, lay analyst, lay an egg, Layard, lay aside, lay at rest, lay at someone's door

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How to use lay analyst in a sentence

One police officer was coolly dispatched as he lay wounded on the sidewalk.
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Lay the butterflied pork loin on the cutting board with the fat cap facing down.
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The cop lay open-eyed with a grievous head wound as Johnson again checked for a pulse.
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Gingerly, about 30 couples lay down and squatted on mats and rugs for the mass face-sit.
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In their opinion, this would allow conservatives to lay a marker down on immigration while avoiding a shutdown for the time being.
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A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.
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The seed of discontent was again germinating under the duplicity of the Spanish lay and clerical authorities.
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At the sight, Felipe flung himself on his knees before her; he kissed the aged hands as they lay trembling in her lap.
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Alone Orlean lay trying vainly to forget something—something that stood like a spectre before her eyes.
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Sometimes the child lay so still that Aristide arose to see whether he was alive.
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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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