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psychologist

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psy·chol·o·gist

[sahy-kol-uh-jist]
noun
1.
a specialist in psychology.
2.
Philosophy. an adherent to or advocate of psychologism.
adjective
3.
Also, psy·chol·o·gis·tic. of or pertaining to psychologism.

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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1720–30; psycholog(y) + -ist

psychiatrist, psychologist, psychoanalyst, psychotherapist.
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psychology (saɪˈkɒlədʒɪ)
 
n , pl -gies
1.  analytical psychology clinical psychology comparative psychology educational psychology See also experimental psychology the scientific study of all forms of human and animal behaviour, sometimes concerned with the methods through which behaviour can be modified
2.  informal the mental make-up or structure of an individual that causes him or her to think or act in the way he or she does
 
psy'chologist
 
n

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psychologist psy·chol·o·gist (sī-kŏl'ə-jĭst)
n.
A person trained and educated to perform psychological research, testing, and therapy.

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