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therapist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.? Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn) Pre-Greekder.? Proto-Hellenic *-eús 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 *-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 therapist From therapy + -ist.

Meanings

1. Someone who provides therapy, usually professionally.
   • Get the whole in-network provider list and then ask friends and family if they know any of the names, or check online ratings to see which therapists get high rankings. One note of warning: Friends may have their favorites, but experts say don’t assume their therapist is going to be a good fit for you as each person’s needs are different. 2021 August 13, Sandee LaMotte, “How to choose a therapist who will be the best fit for you”, in CNN:
2. A psychotherapist specifically.
   • Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches. 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
   • We're Midwesterners. Our therapists are bartenders. 2024 January 27, Charlie Berens and Myles Montplaisir, We're Midwesterners:

Forms

Deriveds

serotherapist · chromotherapist · sociotherapist · physiotherapist · mesotherapist · radiotherapist · multitherapist · climatotherapist · myotherapist · pharmacotherapist · auriculotherapist · zootherapist · cognitive behavioral therapist · balneotherapist · cybertherapist · pranotherapist · algotherapist · massage therapist · e-therapist · prolotherapist · hydrotherapist · primal therapist · cognitive behavioural therapist · bibliotherapist · neurotherapist · roentgenotherapist · thermotherapist · logotherapist · group therapist · brachytherapist · occupational therapist · respiratory therapist · cotherapist · urotherapist · speech therapist · paratherapist · psychotherapist · somatotherapist · magnetotherapist · electrotherapist · thalassotherapist · massotherapist · cryotherapist · mechanotherapist · gerontotherapist · biotherapist · hypnotherapist · aromatherapist · immunotherapist · heliotherapist · sclerotherapist · sandplay therapist · ecotherapist · pedotherapist · sex therapist · phytotherapist · physical therapist · musicotherapist · chemotherapist · teletherapist · the-rapist · vegetotherapist

Relateds

therapeutic · therapy

Translations (58)

tr terapist (one who provides therapy) · az terapevt (one who provides therapy) · ko 세라피스트 (one who provides therapy) · ga teiripeoir (one who provides therapy) · sh terapèut (one who provides therapy) · cy therapydd (one who provides therapy) · mi kaihaumanu (one who provides therapy) · gd teiripiche (one who provides therapy) · sv terapeut (one who provides therapy) · fi terapeutti (one who provides therapy) · de Therapeutin (one who provides therapy) · it terapeuta (one who provides therapy) · hy թերապևտ (one who provides therapy) · eo terapiisto (one who provides therapy) · cs terapeut (one who provides therapy) · be тэрапе́ўт (one who provides therapy) · pl terapeutka (one who provides therapy) · vi người trị liệu (one who provides therapy) · vi nhà trị liệu (one who provides therapy) · mk терапе́вт (one who provides therapy) · ja セラピスト (one who provides therapy) · sl terapevt (one who provides therapy) · ru терапе́вт (one who provides therapy) · nl therapeut (one who provides therapy) · es terapeuta (one who provides therapy) · lt terapeutas (one who provides therapy) · ca terapeuta (one who provides therapy) · ro terapeut (one who provides therapy) · hu terapeuta (one who provides therapy) · sk terapeutka (one who provides therapy) · cs terapeutka (one who provides therapy) · sl terapevtka (one who provides therapy) · nb terapeut (one who provides therapy) · kk терапевт (one who provides therapy) · uz terapevt (one who provides therapy) · be тэрапэ́ўт (one who provides therapy) · uk терапе́вт (one who provides therapy) · ru врач (one who provides therapy) · lv terapeits (one who provides therapy) · ka თერაპევტი (one who provides therapy) · ja 治療士 (one who provides therapy) · sh терапѐут (one who provides therapy) · it terapista (one who provides therapy) · fr thérapeute (one who provides therapy) · sk terapeut (one who provides therapy) · da terapeut (one who provides therapy) · ko 치료사 (one who provides therapy) · scn tirapìuta (one who provides therapy) · ky терапевт (one who provides therapy) · nn terapeut (one who provides therapy) · cmn 治療師 /治疗师 (one who provides therapy) · et terapeut (one who provides therapy) · nl therapeute (one who provides therapy) · de Therapeut (one who provides therapy) · pt terapeuta (one who provides therapy) · bg терапе́вт (one who provides therapy) · el θεραπευτής (one who provides therapy) · pl terapeuta (one who provides therapy)