psychiatrist

[si-kahy-uh-trist, sahy-]

noun

1. a physician who practices psychiatry.

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychiatrist¹

First recorded in 1885–90; psychiatr(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

I’m not a psychiatrist, so I’ll leave medical diagnoses to medical doctors.

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A senior EU politician told Politico that Mr. Witkoff “needs to see a psychiatrist.”

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Today, psychiatrists emphasize mental illness’s biological and hereditary origin, which forms the basis for many treatments.

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She waited tables as a teen and went to California State University at Long Beach with a plan to be a psychiatrist.

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“The more interesting question is, why do I hope? I need a psychiatrist for that.”

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