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nutritionist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ənɪst/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An expert or specialist in nutrition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a specialist in the study of nutrition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dietician, dietitian

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: specialist, specializer, specialiser

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English nutrition Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English nutritionist From nutrition + -ist (“person”).

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: nutricionista — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 營養學家 /营养学家 (yíngyǎng xuéjiā) — Translations
  • Dutch: voedingsdeskundige — Translations
  • Finnish: ravitsemusasiantuntija — Translations
  • French: nutritionniste — Translations
  • Galician: nutricionista — Translations
  • German: Ernährungswissenschaftler — Translations
  • German: Ernährungswissenschaftlerin — Translations
  • German: Ernährungsberater — Translations
  • German: Ernährungsberaterin — Translations
  • Indonesian: ahli gizi — Translations
  • Indonesian: pakar gizi — Translations
  • Italian: nutrizionista — Translations
  • Japanese: 栄養士 (eiyōshi) — Translations
  • Kazakh: емдәмші (emdämşı) — Translations
  • Māori: mātanga kai taiora — Translations
  • Polish: dietetyk — Translations
  • Polish: dietetyczka — Translations
  • Portuguese: nutricionista — Translations
  • Romanian: nutriționist — Translations
  • Romanian: nutriționistă — Translations
  • Russian: дието́лог (dijetólog) — Translations
  • Russian: диетвра́ч (dijetvráč) — Translations
  • Spanish: nutricionista — Translations
  • Tagalog: dalubpaniya — Translations
  • Tetum: nutrisionista — Translations
Real reading context

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