physical therapist

noun

A therapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise.

Meanings

nounphysical therapist (plural physical therapists)

plural physical therapists

  1. USA therapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountherapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

physical therapist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physical%20therapist

MLA

“physical therapist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physical%20therapist. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “physical therapist,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physical%20therapist.

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