therapist B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/ See IPA manual Freq #4999 Meanings 1 noun A person trained to treat people, professionally, especially their mental or physical health. She sees a therapist once a week to talk about her anxiety. 2 noun A specialist who treats mental and emotional problems through talking. The therapist helped him work through his fear of crowds. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person trained to treat... healer Word family Forms therapists Derived forms algotherapistaromatherapistauriculotherapistbalneotherapistbibliotherapistbiotherapistbrachytherapistchemotherapistchromotherapistclimatotherapistcryotherapistcybertherapist Related forms therapeutictherapy Common collocations physical therapist Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From therapy + -ist. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # therapist **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/ **Frequency rank:** 4999 ## Meanings 1. A person trained to treat people, professionally, especially their mental or physical health. 2. A specialist who treats mental and emotional problems through talking. ## Examples - She sees a therapist once a week to talk about her anxiety. - The therapist helped him work through his fear of crowds. ## Derived Forms - algotherapist - aromatherapist - auriculotherapist - balneotherapist - bibliotherapist - biotherapist - brachytherapist - chemotherapist - chromotherapist - climatotherapist - cryotherapist - cybertherapist ## Related Forms - therapeutic - therapy ## Etymology From therapy + -ist. ## AI Etymology Therapist is from therapy + -ist. In present-day use, it can mean a person trained to treat people, professionally, especially their mental or physical health, or a specialist who treats mental and emotional problems through talking. Derived formations include algotherapist, aromatherapist, auriculotherapist, balneotherapist, bibliotherapist. ## Topics - People & Society markdown