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psychiatrist

/ˌsaɪˈkaɪ.ə.tɹɪst/

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What does psychiatrist mean?

noun

  1. A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry.

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/ˌsaɪˈkaɪ.ə.tɹɪst/

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This feminine craving for martyrdom, of course, often takes on a downright pathological character, and so engages the psychiatrist.
H. L. (Henry Louis) MenckenIn Defense of WomenProject Gutenberg ebook #1270
Don Pedrito was no more of a fraud than many an accredited psychiatrist, and he was the opposite of offensive.
J. Frank (James Frank) DobieGuide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few ObservationsProject Gutenberg ebook #314
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Indeed, had a psychiatrist examined him at this time, there is no doubt he would have diagnosed his condition as a beginning Dementia Precox.
Abraham MyersonThe Foundations of PersonalityProject Gutenberg ebook #1575
Our activity must hence be limited to the perception of the presence of hallucination or illusion; the rest is matter for the psychiatrist.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320