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Speech Therapist

Definition: Speech Therapist

Speech Therapist

Noun

1. A therapist who treats speech defects and disorders.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Crosswords: Speech Therapist

Specialty definitions using "speech therapist": speech pathologist. (references)

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Modern Usage: Speech Therapist

DomainUsage

Screenplays

You know, my brother is a speech therapist. (The Cable Guy; writing credit: Lou Holtz Jr.)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Speech Therapist

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

ALS patients who have difficulty speaking may benefit from working with a speech therapist. (references)

They may speak too softly or in a monotone, hesitate before speaking, slur or repeat their words, or speak too fast. A speech therapist may be able to help patients reduce some of these problems. (references)

A speech therapist helps stroke patients help themselves by working to improve language skills, develop alternative ways of communicating, and develop coping skills to deal with the frustration of not being able to communicate fully. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Speech Therapist

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

speech therapist

105

speech therapist job

12

salary speech therapist

9

hearing insurance liability speech therapist

4
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Modern Translation: Speech Therapist

Language Translations for "speech therapist"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

logopäde. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

スパイ罪 (crime of espionage, fastball, ink spattering, slowing down, spaghetti, spaghetti meat sauce, spaghetti Western, span, span of control, spangle, Spanish, Spanish America, spanner, Spartacus Games, spasm, spats, spatula, speaker, speaker unit, speech, speech therapy, speed, speed ball, speed limit, speed skating, speed up, speed-gun, speedometer, speedway, speedy, spot, student slang for the restaurant chain "Spaghetti Factory", thank you, wrench). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ス"ーチセラ"スト . (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eechspay erapistthay

   

Russian 

  

логопед. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

logopeda. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

therapydd lleferydd. (various references)

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Anagrams: Speech Therapist

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-e-h-h-i-p-p-r-s-s-t-t"

-4 letters: heptarchies, pacesetters, paresthetic, streetscape.

-5 letters: aesthetics, appetisers, crepitates, hatcheries, hesitaters, pacesetter, papeteries, preachiest, restitches, scrappiest, starchiest, striptease, tapestries, thearchies, therapists.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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