psychiatrist C1 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˌsaɪˈkaɪ.ə.tɹɪst/ See IPA manual Freq #5438 Meanings 1 noun A medical doctor who specializes in treating mental illness. Her psychiatrist prescribed medication to help with her anxiety. Thesaurus Word family Forms psychiatrists Etymology AI details From psychiatry + -ist. Topics Health & Medicine Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # psychiatrist **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌsaɪˈkaɪ.ə.tɹɪst/ **Frequency rank:** 5438 ## Meanings 1. A medical doctor who specializes in treating mental illness. ## Examples - Her psychiatrist prescribed medication to help with her anxiety. ## Etymology From psychiatry + -ist. ## AI Etymology Psychiatrist is from psychiatry + -ist. In present-day use, it means a medical doctor who specializes in treating mental illness. ## Topics - Health & Medicine - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown