protopsychologist

noun

A person who studied what is now called psychology before it was an established discipline.

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Meanings

nounprotopsychologist (plural protopsychologists)

plural protopsychologists

  1. A person who studied what is now called psychology before it was an established discipline.

Origin

From proto- + psychologist.

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APA

protopsychologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protopsychologist

MLA

“protopsychologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protopsychologist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protopsychologist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protopsychologist.

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