speech-language pathologist

[ speech-lang-gwij puh-thol-uh-jeest ]

noun

1. a person who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of speech and voice disorders, as stuttering, lisping, or lalling, and of language disturbances, as aphasia or delayed language acquisition. : SLP

Word History and Origins

Origin of speech-language pathologist¹

First recorded in 1975–80