therapist
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therapist — [n] counselor adviser, analyst, clinician, doctor, physician, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, psychologist, psychotherapist, shrink*; concept 357 … New thesaurus
therapist — ☆ therapist [ther΄əpyo͞ot′istther′ə pist ] n. a specialist in a certain form of therapy: also therapeutist [ther΄əpyo͞ot′ist] … English World dictionary
therapist — n. an occupational; physical therapist; psychotherapist; speech therapist * * * [ θerəpɪst] physical therapist psychotherapist speech therapist an occupational … Combinatory dictionary
therapist */ — UK [ˈθerəpɪst] / US noun [countable] Word forms therapist : singular therapist plural therapists someone whose job is to help people with physical, mental, or emotional problems, using a particular type of therapy A therapist can encourage… … English dictionary
therapist — ther|a|pist [ θerəpıst ] noun count * someone whose job is to help people with physical, mental, or emotional problems, using a particular type of therapy: A therapist can encourage patients to express their anxieties. a speech therapist … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
therapist — [[t]θe̱rəpɪst[/t]] therapists N COUNT: usu supp N A therapist is a person who is skilled in a particular type of therapy. My therapist helped me feel my anger. ...family therapists … English dictionary
therapist — noun a person skilled in a particular type of therapy (Freq. 9) • Syn: ↑healer • Derivationally related forms: ↑heal (for: ↑healer), ↑therapy • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
therapist — noun Date: 1886 one specializing in therapy; especially a person trained in methods of treatment and rehabilitation other than the use of drugs or surgery < a speech therapist > … New Collegiate Dictionary
therapist — ther|a|pist [ˈθerəpıst] n someone who has been trained to give a particular form of treatment for physical or mental illness ▪ a speech therapist … Dictionary of contemporary English
therapist — noun (C) someone who has been trained to give a particular form of treatment for physical or mental illness: a speech therapist … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
