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therapist

[ ther-uh-pist ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. a person trained in the use of psychological methods for helping patients overcome psychological problems.
  3. Also ther·a·peu·tist [] a person, as a doctor, skilled in therapeutics. therapeutics.


ˈtherapist

/ ˈθɛrəpɪst /

noun

  1. a person skilled in a particular type of therapy

    a 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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of therapist1

First recorded in 1885–90; therap(y) + -ist
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Example Sentences

“It’s really challenging to grieve living people,” said Nedra Tawwab, a therapist, content creator and author of “Set Boundaries, Find Peace.”

Whereas a therapist might question the usefulness of identifying oneself as permanently aligned with whatever struggle one is experiencing, engagement-driven platforms help frame conditions as points of identity, badges of honor.

From Vox

It was not uncommon for her to be delivering food or taking someone to a doctor or a therapist.

On a rainy October night in Kentucky, a recently divorced therapist is on her way home when she spots a man standing precariously on the edge of a bridge.

From Fortune

I suspended judgment about the physical concern, spoke to my therapist, and investigated what lay beneath the fear, which was making a decision about sending my children back to in-person school in the context of accelerating risk.

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