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therapist

noun · 3 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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  • /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who provides therapy, usually professionally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A psychotherapist specifically.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a person skilled in a particular type of therapy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: healer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: expert

Narrower terms: naprapath, alleviator, chiropractor, curandera, curandero, electrotherapist, herbalist, herb doctor, naturopath, osteopath, osteopathist, physical therapist, physiotherapist, psychotherapist, clinical psychologist, sangoma, speech therapist

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.? Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek θεραπεύω (therapeúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)bor. New Latin therapīabor. English therapy 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 therapist From therapy + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: թերապեւտ (tʻerapewt) — one who provides therapy
  • Azerbaijani: terapevt — one who provides therapy
  • Belarusian: тэрапе́ўт (terapjéwt) — one who provides therapy
  • Belarusian: тэрапэ́ўт (terapéwt) — one who provides therapy
  • Bulgarian: терапе́вт (terapévt) — one who provides therapy
  • Catalan: terapeuta — one who provides therapy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 治療師 /治疗师 (zhìliáoshī) — one who provides therapy
  • Czech: terapeut — one who provides therapy
  • Czech: terapeutka — one who provides therapy
  • Danish: terapeut — one who provides therapy
  • Dutch: therapeut — one who provides therapy
  • Dutch: therapeute — one who provides therapy
  • Esperanto: terapiisto — one who provides therapy
  • Estonian: terapeut — one who provides therapy
  • Finnish: terapeutti — one who provides therapy
  • French: thérapeute — one who provides therapy
  • Georgian: თერაპევტი (teraṗevṭi) — one who provides therapy
  • German: Therapeut — one who provides therapy
  • German: Therapeutin — one who provides therapy
  • Greek: θεραπευτής (therapeftís) — one who provides therapy
  • Hungarian: terapeuta — one who provides therapy
  • Irish: teiripeoir — one who provides therapy
  • Italian: terapeuta — one who provides therapy
  • Italian: terapista — one who provides therapy
  • Japanese: セラピスト (serapisuto) — one who provides therapy
  • Japanese: 治療士 (chiryōshi) — one who provides therapy
  • Kazakh: терапевт (terapevt) — one who provides therapy
  • Korean: 치료사 (chiryosa) — one who provides therapy
  • Korean: 세라피스트 (serapiseuteu) — one who provides therapy
  • Kyrgyz: терапевт (terapevt) — one who provides therapy
  • Latvian: terapeits — one who provides therapy
  • Lithuanian: terapeutas — one who provides therapy
  • Macedonian: терапе́вт (terapévt) — one who provides therapy
  • Māori: kaihaumanu — one who provides therapy
  • Norwegian Bokmål: terapeut — one who provides therapy
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: terapeut — one who provides therapy
  • Polish: terapeuta — one who provides therapy
  • Polish: terapeutka — one who provides therapy
  • Portuguese: terapeuta — one who provides therapy
  • Romanian: terapeut — one who provides therapy
  • Russian: терапе́вт (terapévt) — one who provides therapy
  • Russian: врач (vrač) — one who provides therapy
  • Scottish Gaelic: teiripiche — one who provides therapy
  • Serbo-Croatian: терапѐут — one who provides therapy
  • Serbo-Croatian: terapèut — one who provides therapy
  • Sicilian: tirapìuta — one who provides therapy
  • Slovak: terapeut — one who provides therapy
  • Slovak: terapeutka — one who provides therapy
  • Slovene: terapevt — one who provides therapy
  • Slovene: terapevtka — one who provides therapy
  • Spanish: terapeuta — one who provides therapy
  • Swedish: terapeut — one who provides therapy
  • Turkish: terapist — one who provides therapy
  • Ukrainian: терапе́вт (terapévt) — one who provides therapy
  • Uzbek: terapevt — one who provides therapy
  • Vietnamese: người trị liệu — one who provides therapy
  • Vietnamese: nhà trị liệu — one who provides therapy
  • Welsh: therapydd — one who provides therapy
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