psychologist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/ (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English psycholog(y) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.
Meanings
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An expert in the field of psychology.
I don't go into this with the idea of it turning out wrong but in the conviction that it's going to be stupendous. You're a poor psychologist, Nickle, but never mind […]
1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:Not much later—perhaps only two or three weeks later he has discovered meaning in them; he knows that they say "The cat sat on the hat." How this happens no one really knows, despite the efforts of philosophers and psychologists over two and a half millennia to study the phenomenon.
1972, Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren, How to Read a Book, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 25:In 2009, the Obama Administration released guidelines on enhanced interrogation written in 2003 and 2004 by the CIA Office of Medical Services. ^((OMS).1-3(appendix F)) The OMS guidelines, even in redacted form, and opinions from the US Department of Justice's (DOJ’s) Office of Legal Counsel show that CIA physicians, psychologists, and other health care personnel had important roles in enhanced interrogation.
2010 August 4, Leonard S. Rubenstein, JD; Stephen N. Xenakis, MD, “The Ethics of Enhanced Interrogations and Torture: A Reappraisal of the Argument”, in JAMA, volume 304, number 5, American Medical Association, →DOI, pages 569–570:Investigating why IBM salespeople were so successful, researchers found that IBM set easy targets for their salespeople rather than targets that were difficult to reach and so most of their salespeople achieved their targets. IBM had hired psychologists to define optimum motivational goals for their salespeople and it was discovered that if the targets were achievable the salespeople became very confident and motivated (unlike their demotivated cousins in rival companies) and went out and sold even more computers.
2012, Christine Wilding, chapter 2, in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Croydon, UK: CPI Group (UK) Ltd, page 18:Self-help programs can give people the nudge they need to see a psychologist or encourage healthy changes, but that is not always the case, experts say. […] Redding’s study asked four psychologists with expertise in anxiety and depressive disorders to rate each self-help book on five criteria: […]
2019 May 2, Nina Avramova, “When you should use self-help programs and when to skip them”, in CNN, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| psychologists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
developmental psychologist · psychologistlike · school psychologist · parapsychologist · cyberpsychologist · ethnopsychologist · cod psychologist · forensic psychologist · positive psychologist · social psychologist · industrial psychologist · neuropsychologist · criminal psychologist · armchair psychologist · geropsychologist · telepsychologist · differential psychologist · clinical psychologist · biopsychologist · biological psychologist · political psychologist · antipsychologist · ecopsychologist · robopsychologist · protopsychologist · sociopsychologist · paedopsychologist · zoopsychologist
Relateds
psychopathology · psychology · psychiatrist · alienist
Translations (80)
es sicólogo (expert in the field of psychology) · bg психоло́жка (expert in the field of psychology) · kw brysonydh (expert in the field of psychology) · hu pszichológus (expert in the field of psychology) · fa روان شناس (expert in the field of psychology) · la psychologus (expert in the field of psychology) · cy seicolegydd (expert in the field of psychology) · eo psiĥologiisto (expert in the field of psychology) · ur نفسیات دان (expert in the field of psychology) · he פסיכולוגית (expert in the field of psychology) · ca psicòleg (expert in the field of psychology) · ar عَالِم النَّفْس (expert in the field of psychology) · fi psykologi (expert in the field of psychology) · bg психоло́г (expert in the field of psychology) · uk психо́лог (expert in the field of psychology) · la mentis doctor (expert in the field of psychology) · ast sicóloga (expert in the field of psychology) · cmn 心理學家 /心理学家 (expert in the field of psychology) · lv psiholoģe (expert in the field of psychology) · ca psicòloga (expert in the field of psychology) · sk psychológ (expert in the field of psychology) · pl psycholożka (expert in the field of psychology) · yi פּסיכאָלאָג (expert in the field of psychology) · es sicóloga (expert in the field of psychology) · be псыхо́лёг (expert in the field of psychology) · lv psihologs (expert in the field of psychology) · sk psychologička (expert in the field of psychology) · el ψυχολόγος (expert in the field of psychology) · tr psikolog (expert in the field of psychology) · ro psihologă (expert in the field of psychology) · cs psycholožka (expert in the field of psychology) · it psicologo (expert in the field of psychology) · pl psycholog (expert in the field of psychology) · de Psychologin (expert in the field of psychology) · ru психо́лог (expert in the field of psychology) · ja 心理学者 (expert in the field of psychology) · da psykolog (expert in the field of psychology) · vi bắc sĩ tâm lý (expert in the field of psychology) · nl psychologe (expert in the field of psychology) · ga aigneolaí (expert in the field of psychology) · id psikolog (expert in the field of psychology) · la psychologa (expert in the field of psychology) · es psicólogo (expert in the field of psychology) · eo psikologo (expert in the field of psychology) · he פְּסִיכוֹלוֹג (expert in the field of psychology) · gl psicólogo (expert in the field of psychology) · mn сэтгэл судлаач (expert in the field of psychology) · pt psicóloga (expert in the field of psychology) · is sálfræðingur (expert in the field of psychology) · uk психологи́ня (expert in the field of psychology) · eo psiĥologo (expert in the field of psychology) · th นักจิตวิทยา (expert in the field of psychology) · be псіхо́лаг (expert in the field of psychology) · mi kaimātai hinengaro (expert in the field of psychology) · eo psikologiisto (expert in the field of psychology) · vi nhà tâm lý học (expert in the field of psychology) · sv psykolog (expert in the field of psychology) · ga síceolaí (expert in the field of psychology) · es psicóloga (expert in the field of psychology) · fa روانشناس (expert in the field of psychology) · scn psicòluca (expert in the field of psychology) · ast sicólogu (expert in the field of psychology) · ko 심리학자 (expert in the field of psychology) · scn psicòlucu (expert in the field of psychology) · de Psychologe (expert in the field of psychology) · ar نَفْسَانِيّ (expert in the field of psychology) · et psühholoog (expert in the field of psychology) · ur ماہرۂ نفسیات (expert in the field of psychology) · it psicologa (expert in the field of psychology) · kw brysonydhes (expert in the field of psychology) · ro psiholog (expert in the field of psychology) · ur ماہرِ نفسیات (expert in the field of psychology) · ar أَخِصَّائِيّ عِلْمِ النَّفْس (expert in the field of psychology) · yi פּסיכאָלאָגין (expert in the field of psychology) · pt psicólogo (expert in the field of psychology) · hy հոգեբան (expert in the field of psychology) · cs psycholog (expert in the field of psychology) · fr psychologue (expert in the field of psychology) · nv ntsáhákees neíyoshǫǫłii (expert in the field of psychology) · nl psycholoog (expert in the field of psychology)