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 therapeutic therapy

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Phrases (1)

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physical therapist
a professional who uses exercise and physical treatments to improve movement and function

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From therapy + -ist.

Topics

People & Society

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# 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

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