nutritionist

American  

[noo-trish-uh-nist, nyoo-] / nuˈtrɪʃ ə nɪst, nyu- /

noun

1. a person who is trained or expert in the science of nutrition.

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Etymology

Origin of nutritionist

First recorded in 1925–30; nutrition + -ist

Example Sentences

British Curling employs a nutritionist who successfully argued that there is no reason curlers should not approach food in the same way as a Tour de France team.

From BBC

“Every generation feels like all of a sudden food is becoming an enormously prominent issue like it never was before,” says the 89-year-old nutritionist and New York University professor emerita.

From The Wall Street Journal

Specialist medical treatment - an ophthalmologist, dermatologist, podiatrist and orthopaedist - is available, as are nutritionists and hydrationists, while chefs rustle up home comforts from every corner of the globe.

From BBC

“A lot of people are realizing that processed food is terrible,” says Ruby Balaram, a self-taught canine nutritionist and creator of the weekend’s Feed Real Summit.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Children are not getting an adequate diet because of this drought...they depend on camel and goat milk but there is now no milk at all," said hospital nutritionist Khalid Ahmed Wethow.

From Barron's