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therapist

[ ther-uh-pist ]
/ ˈθɛr ə pɪst /
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noun

a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
a person trained in the use of psychological methods for helping patients overcome psychological problems.
Also ther·a·peu·tist [ther-uh-pyoo-tist] /ˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪst/. a person, as a doctor, skilled in therapeutics.

Words related to therapist

physician, adviser, doctor, psychiatrist, analyst, psychoanalyst, psychotherapist, psychologist, clinician, shrink

Words nearby therapist

therapeutic crisis, therapeutic index, therapeutic ratio, therapeutic virus, therapeutics, therapist, therapsid, therapy, theravada, theravadin, therblig

Origin of therapist

First recorded in 1885–90; therap(y) + -ist
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for therapist

therapist
/ (ˈθɛrəpɪst) /

noun

a person skilled in a particular type of therapya physical therapist
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for therapist

therapist
[ thĕr′ə-pĭst ]

n.

One who specializes in the provision of a particular therapy.
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