Synonyms for psychiatrist

Grammar : Noun

Spell : si-kahy-uh-trist, sahy-

Phonetic Transcription : sɪˈkaɪ ə trɪst, saɪ-

Définition of psychiatrist

Origin : 1875, from psychiatry + -ist.
A psychiatrist is a man who goes to the Folies Bergère and looks at the audience. [Anglican Bishop Mervyn Stockwood, 1961]
An older name was mad-doctor (1703); also psychiater "expert in mental diseases" (1852), from Greek psyche + iatros. Also cf. alienist.

noun person who treats mental

Example sentences :

The psychiatrist who'd muttered: "Impossible," was still muttering it.
Extract from : « That Sweet Little Old Lady » by Gordon Randall Garrett (AKA Mark Phillips)

George said he had tried to get her to see a psychiatrist but she refused.
Extract from : « Compatible » by Richard R. Smith

The program is usually under the direction of a psychiatrist.
Extract from : « When You Don't Know Where to Turn » by Steven J. Bartlett

The psychiatrist can diagnose anything from rum-thirst to sudden death.
Extract from : « Unicorns » by James Huneker

Let's face it, any psychiatrist will tell you that's enough cause for neurosis.
Extract from : « Know Thy Neighbor » by Elisabeth R. Lewis

I should have gone to my psychiatrist and taken the fifty year course, as he advised.
Extract from : « No Strings Attached » by Lester del Rey

My psychiatrist called once, but I sent word that I didn't need any today.
Extract from : « Do Unto Others » by Mark Clifton

In some strange way I felt as if my psychiatrist were staring at me, as he often did.
Extract from : « Do Unto Others » by Mark Clifton

Sort of the way Aunt Mattie shook her head after a conference with my psychiatrist.
Extract from : « Do Unto Others » by Mark Clifton

Obligingly, the psychiatrist said, "Describe your experience."
Extract from : « Assignment's End » by Roger Dee

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