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Definition: Psychologist |
PsychologistNoun1. A scientist trained in psychology. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "psychologist" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1781. (references) |
Etymology: Psychologist \Psy*chol"o*gist\, noun. [Compare to the French expression psychologiste.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Intellect | Metaphysician, psychologist; |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Psychology is now considered a separate field from psychiatry, and a psychologist is not ordinarily a medical doctor and hence is unable to prescribe psychiatric medications.
Psychology is such a wide field that practitioners often specialise in one particular area
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Psychologist."
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | You're not the psychologist you imagined. (Samoura, Le; writing credit: Jean-Pierre Melville; Georges Pellegrin) Dr. Dehner feels he isn't that dangerous! Now what makes you right and a trained psychologist wrong? (Star Trek: Where No Man Has Gone Before; writing credit: Samuel A. Peeples) | |
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 | [A psychologist works with a young boy in play therapy]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | In person the eminent psychologist, Dr. C.A. George Newmann presenting America's most unusual entertainment miracles of the mind .... Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Consult a psychologist, nurse therapist, clinical social worker, or psychiatrist. (references) | |
A social worker, psychologist, or nurse may be able to help you with these therapies. (references) | ||
A psychiatrist and/or psychologist, voice scientist, and neuroradiologist should be available. (references) | ||
Children | Thailand | The new procedures allow children to testify on videotape and in private surroundings in the presence of a psychologist, psychiatrist, or other social worker. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Belarus | On January 12, a criminal case for slander was initiated against Nasha Svaboda for publishing the article of Dr. Dmitry Shchygilski, a psychologist, who diagnosed Aleksandr Lukashenka as suffering from "mosaic psychopathy." The charges were not pursued after the Nasha Svaboda editor suggested that to prove slander, the prosecutors would have to prove Lukashenka was not ill, and offered to help find an independent expert for the evaluation of his health. (references) |
Women | Nicaragua | Each commissariat is located adjacent to a police station and is staffed by six police officers, two social workers, one psychologist, and one lawyer. (references) |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Dick Van Dyke | We used to break up laughing. We had a terrible time the first year, looking at each other on set and starting to laugh. And a psychologist told me that's a sign of an attraction. |
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| "Psychologist" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.43% of the time. "Psychologist" is used about 510 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.43% | 502 | 12,008 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.57% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Total | 100.00% | 510 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "psychologist": clinical psychologist. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "psychologist": psychologist-cum-sexual, psychologist-subject. | |
Ending with "psychologist": neuro-psychologist, philosopher-psychologist. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "psychologist"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaans | sielkundige. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | psikolog. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | عالم نفسي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | психолог. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 心理學家 , 心理学家. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | psycholog. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | psykolog. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | psycholoog, zielkundige. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | psikologo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | روانشناس . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | psykologi, sielutieteilijä. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | psychologue. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Psychologe. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ψυχολόγος. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | פסיכולו'. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | pszichológus (psychiatrist), lélekbúvár (scanner). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | psikolog. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Irish | síceolaí. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | psicologo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 心理学者 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | し"りがくしゃ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 심리학자. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | shicklaagagh (psychological). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ychologistpsay psicólogo. (various references) psiholog. (various references) психолог. (various references) psiholog. (various references) psicólogo. (various references) psykolog. (various references) psikolog, ruhbilimci (alienist). (various references) психолог. (various references) nh tâm lý học. (various references) eneidegydd. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "psychologist": psychologists. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "psychologist": neuropsychologist, parapsychologist. (additional references) | |
Words containing "psychologist": neuropsychologists, parapsychologists. (additional references) | |
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"Psychologist" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: apsychologist, pshycologist, psycholigist, psychologiste, psychologize, psycologist, psyhcologist, pyschologist, sychologist. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "psychologist" (pronounced sīkÄ"lujust) |
| 8 | -k Ä" l u j u s t | ecologist, gynecologist, musicologist, oncologist, toxicologist. |
| 7 | -Ä" l u j u s t | anesthesiologist, anthropologist, apologist, archaeologist, biologist, cardiologist, criminologist, dermatologist, endocrinologist, entomologist, epidemiologist, geologist, gerontologist, ideologist, immunologist, kremlinologist, meteorologist, microbiologist, neurologist, ophthalmologist, paleontologist, pathologist, physiologist, radiologist, rheumatologist, seismologist, serologist, sociologist, urologist, virologist, zoologist. |
| 6 | -l u j u s t | mineralogist. |
| 4 | -j u s t | allergist, hugest, largest, strangest, strategist, technologist. |
| 3 | -u s t | ablest, abolitionist, abortionist, absolutist, accompanist, activist, agonist, agriculturalist, agronomist, alarmist, alchemist, amethyst, amorist, analyst, anarchist, anatomist, anesthetist, angriest, animist, antagonist, anticommunist, apprenticed, aquarist, archivist, arsonist, artist, atheist, August, ballast, balloonist, barest, behaviorist, biased, bicyclist, biggest, biochemist, bitterest, blackest, bleakest, bloodiest, bluest, bluntest, boldest, botanist, bravest, breakfast, briefest, brightest, broadest, busiest, buttressed, calloused, canoeist, canvassed, capitalist, caricaturist, cartoonist, catalyst, cellist, chauvinist, cheapest, choicest, clarinetist, classicist, cleanest, closest, coldest, colonialist, colonist, columnist, communist, conservationist, contortionist, conversationalist, coolest, cornettist, craziest, creamiest, cruelest, cultist, cyclist, darkest, deadliest, dearest, deepest, deforest, deist, densest, dentist, determinist, direst, dirtiest, dishonest, disinterest, driest, druggist, dullest, dumbest, earliest, earnest, easiest, economist, editorialist, eldest, elitist, embarrassed, empiricist, encompassed, encyclopedist, environmentalist, ethicist, ethnomusicologist, exhibitionist, exorcist, expressionist, extremist, faintest, fairest, fanciest, farthest, fascist, fastest, fattest, federalist, feminist, fetishist, fewest, fiercest, finalist, finest, firmest, fittest, flimsiest, florist, focused, focussed, foggiest, fondest, forest, formalist, freest, freshest, friendliest, fullest, fundamentalist, funnest, funniest, furthest, generalist, geneticist, gentlest, goldest, grandest, gravest, grayest, greatest, greediest, greenest, grimaced, grimmest, grooviest, guitarist, gymnast, happiest, hardest, harnessed, harshest, harvest, healthiest, heaviest, heftiest, herbalist, highest, hippest, hobbyist, holiest, honest, hottest, humblest, humorist, hygienist, idealist, illusionist, imperialist, impressionist, individualist, industrialist, institutionalist, instrumentalist, interest, internationalist, internist, interventionist, isolationist, jaundiced, journalist, juiciest, junkiest, keenest, kindest, latest, laziest, leanest, leftist, librettist, lightest, likeliest, linguist, littlest, liveliest, lobbyist, locust, longest, loudest, lowest, loyalist, luckiest, lyricist, machinist, manicurist, mannerist, masochist, materialist, meanest, medalist, mercantilist, merest, methodist, mightiest, mildest, misogynist, modernist, modest, monopolist, motorcyclist, motorist, narrowest, nastiest, nationalist, naturalist, nearest, neatest, neediest, neuroscientist, neutralist, newest, noblest, noisiest, noncommunist, nonconformist, noninterest, noticed, novelist, nutritionist, oboist, obstructionist, oddest, oldest, opportunist, organist, orthodontist, orthopedist, pacifist, palest, panelist, pessimist, pharmacist, philanthropist, photojournalist, pianist, polemicist, poorest, populist, prefaced, prejudiced, premised, preservationist, prettiest, priciest, promised, propagandist, protagonist, protectionist, proudest, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, psychotherapist, purchased, purest, quickest, quietest, quietist, racist, rainforest, rainiest, rapist, rarest, receptionist, reddest, refocused, reforest, remotest, repurchased, reservationist, reservist, resurfaced, revolutionist, richest, rightist, riskiest, ritziest, roughest, rudest, saddest, sadist, safest, satirist, savviest, scariest, scientist, secessionist, secularist, segregationist, semifinalist, separatist, serviced, severest, sexiest, shakiest, sharpest, shortest, showiest, shrewdest, sickest, silliest, simplest, skimpiest, skinniest, sleekest, slickest, slightest, slimmest, sloppiest, slowest, smallest, smartest, smoggiest, smoothest, socialist, softest, soonest, soundest, specialist, spiritualist, stablest, staunchest, steepest, sternest, stickiest, stiffest, stormiest, strictest, strongest, stupidest, supremacist, surest, surfaced, survivalist, sweetest, swiftest, tallest, tannest, televangelist, tempest, terraced, theorist, therapist, thickest, thinnest, thorniest, tightest, tiniest, toniest, toughest, tourist, traditionalist, trendiest, trickiest, truest, ugliest, ultranationalist, unbiased, unfocused, unionist, unkindest, unnoticed, violinist, violist, vocalist, warmest, weakest, wealthiest, weirdest, wettest, whitest, widest, wildest, wisest, witnessed, worthiest, yellowest, youngest, zaniest. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: phycologists. | |
| Words within the letters "c-g-h-i-l-o-o-p-s-s-t-y" | |
-1 letter: phycologist. | |
-2 letters: photolysis. | |
-3 letters: histology, holotypic. | |
-4 letters: copilots, copyists, cytosols, glyptics, gossypol, ologists, oophytic, poloists, polycots, sitology, splotchy, systolic, topsoils, toyshops. | |
-5 letters: cogitos, cohosts, colossi, coltish, coolish, coolths, copilot, coplots, copyist, cytosol, ghostly, glitchy, glyphic, glyptic, gossipy, gothics, holists, isologs, isotopy, ologist, oocysts, ooliths, photics, photogs, physics, phytols, pistols, plights, poloist, polycot, psychos, schools, sightly. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-g-h-i-l-o-o-p-s-s-t-y" | |
+1 letter: psychologists. | |
+3 letters: psychobiologist. | |
+4 letters: histophysiologic, metapsychologies, parapsychologist, phytosociologies, psychobiologists. | |
+5 letters: neuropsychologist, parapsychologists, psychopathologies, psychopathologist. | |
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