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psychologist

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

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/
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  • rhymes with -ɒlədʒɪst
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An expert in the field of psychology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a scientist trained in psychology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: scientist

Narrower terms: behaviorist, behaviourist, hypnotist, hypnotizer, hypnotiser, mesmerist, mesmerizer, parapsychologist, psycholinguist, psychophysicist, Binet, Alfred Binet, Burt, Cyril Burt, Cyril Lodowic Burt, Cattell, James McKeen Cattell, Ray Cattell, R. B. Cattell, Raymond B. Cattell, Raymond Bernard Cattell, Clark, Kenneth Clark, Kenneth Bancroft Clark, Eysenck, Hans Eysenck, H. J. Eysenck, Hans Jurgen Eysenck, Gesell, Arnold Gesell, Arnold Lucius Gesell, Hall, G. Stanley Hall, Granville Stanley Hall, James, William James, Jung, Carl Jung, Carl Gustav Jung, Leary, Tim Leary, Timothy Leary, Timothy Francis Leary, Ogden, C. K. Ogden, Charles Kay Ogden, Piaget, Jean Piaget, Rogers, Carl Rogers, Simon, Herb Simon, Herbert A. Simon, Herbert Alexander Simon, Skinner, Fred Skinner, B. F. Skinner, Burrhus Frederic Skinner, Thorndike, Edward Lee Thorndike, Watson, John Broadus Watson, Yerkes, Robert M. Yerkes, Robert Mearns Yerkes

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English psycholog(y) 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 psychologist From psycholog(y) + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نَفْسَانِيّ (nafsāniyy) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Arabic: عَالِم النَّفْس (ʕālim an-nafs) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Arabic: أَخِصَّائِيّ عِلْمِ النَّفْس (ʔaḵiṣṣāʔiyy ʕilmi n-nafs) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Armenian: հոգեբան (hogeban) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Asturian: sicólogu — expert in the field of psychology
  • Asturian: sicóloga — expert in the field of psychology
  • Belarusian: псіхо́лаг (psixólah) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Belarusian: псыхо́лёг (psyxóljoh) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Bulgarian: психоло́г (psihológ) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Bulgarian: психоло́жка (psiholóžka) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Catalan: psicòleg — expert in the field of psychology
  • Catalan: psicòloga — expert in the field of psychology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心理學家 /心理学家 (xīnlǐxuéjiā) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Cornish: brysonydh — expert in the field of psychology
  • Cornish: brysonydhes — expert in the field of psychology
  • Czech: psycholog — expert in the field of psychology
  • Czech: psycholožka — expert in the field of psychology
  • Danish: psykolog — expert in the field of psychology
  • Dutch: psycholoog — expert in the field of psychology
  • Dutch: psychologe — expert in the field of psychology
  • Esperanto: psikologo — expert in the field of psychology
  • Esperanto: psiĥologo — expert in the field of psychology
  • Esperanto: psikologiisto — expert in the field of psychology
  • Esperanto: psiĥologiisto — expert in the field of psychology
  • Estonian: psühholoog — expert in the field of psychology
  • Finnish: psykologi — expert in the field of psychology
  • French: psychologue — expert in the field of psychology
  • Galician: psicólogo — expert in the field of psychology
  • German: Psychologe — expert in the field of psychology
  • German: Psychologin — expert in the field of psychology
  • Greek: ψυχολόγος (psychológos) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Hebrew: פְּסִיכוֹלוֹג (p'sikhológ) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Hebrew: פסיכולוגית (p'sikhológit) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Hungarian: pszichológus — expert in the field of psychology
  • Icelandic: sálfræðingur — expert in the field of psychology
  • Indonesian: psikolog — expert in the field of psychology
  • Irish: síceolaí — expert in the field of psychology
  • Irish: aigneolaí — expert in the field of psychology
  • Italian: psicologo — expert in the field of psychology
  • Italian: psicologa — expert in the field of psychology
  • Japanese: 心理学者 (shinrigakusha) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Korean: 심리학자 (simnihakja) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Latin: mentis doctor — expert in the field of psychology
  • Latin: psychologus — expert in the field of psychology
  • Latin: psychologa — expert in the field of psychology
  • Latvian: psihologs — expert in the field of psychology
  • Latvian: psiholoģe — expert in the field of psychology
  • Māori: kaimātai hinengaro — expert in the field of psychology
  • Mongolian: сэтгэл судлаач (setgel sudlaač) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Navajo: ntsáhákees neíyoshǫǫłii — expert in the field of psychology
  • Persian: روانشناس (ravân-šenâs) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Persian: روان شناس (ravân-šenâs) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Polish: psycholog — expert in the field of psychology
  • Polish: psycholożka — expert in the field of psychology
  • Portuguese: psicólogo — expert in the field of psychology
  • Portuguese: psicóloga — expert in the field of psychology
  • Romanian: psiholog — expert in the field of psychology
  • Romanian: psihologă — expert in the field of psychology
  • Russian: психо́лог (psixólog) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Sicilian: psicòlucu — expert in the field of psychology
  • Sicilian: psicòluca — expert in the field of psychology
  • Slovak: psychológ — expert in the field of psychology
  • Slovak: psychologička — expert in the field of psychology
  • Spanish: psicólogo — expert in the field of psychology
  • Spanish: psicóloga — expert in the field of psychology
  • Spanish: sicólogo — expert in the field of psychology
  • Spanish: sicóloga — expert in the field of psychology
  • Swedish: psykolog — expert in the field of psychology
  • Thai: นักจิตวิทยา (nák-jìt-dtà-wít-tá-yaa) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Turkish: psikolog — expert in the field of psychology
  • Ukrainian: психо́лог (psyxóloh) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Ukrainian: психологи́ня (psyxolohýnja) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Urdu: نفسیات دان (nafsiyāt-dān) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Urdu: ماہرِ نفسیات (māhir-e-nafsiyāt) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Urdu: ماہرۂ نفسیات (māhirā-e-nafsiyāt) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Vietnamese: bắc sĩ tâm lý — expert in the field of psychology
  • Vietnamese: nhà tâm lý học — expert in the field of psychology
  • Welsh: seicolegydd — expert in the field of psychology
  • Yiddish: פּסיכאָלאָג (psikholog) — expert in the field of psychology
  • Yiddish: פּסיכאָלאָגין (psikhologin) — expert in the field of psychology
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