Synonyms

psychologist

American

[sahy-kol-uh-jist] / saɪˈkɒl ə dʒɪst /

noun

a specialist in psychology.
Philosophy. an adherent to or advocate of psychologism.

adjective

Also psychologistic. of or relating to psychologism.

Etymology

Origin of psychologist

First recorded in 1720–30; psycholog(y) + -ist

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Born in Sweden to a Swedish psychologist mother and American mathematician father, Tegmark studied economics before shifting to physics, earning his Ph.D. in the subject from the University of California at Berkeley.

From The Wall Street Journal

A retired police detective, a crime novelist and a psychologist will be among the players sitting at the round table on the new series of The Traitors, which kicks off on New Year's Day.

From BBC

How did the genial celebrity psychologist’s media network crash?

From Los Angeles Times

Israeli psychologists working with children released from Hamas captivity after the 7 October attacks also stress the importance of re-establishing a sense of control.

From BBC

Another thing to avoid when writing down your goals is fixed language like "always" or "never", says psychologist Kimberley Wilson.

From BBC

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