Meanings
plural therapists
- Someone who provides therapy, usually professionally.
1 more example
Get the whole in-network provider list and then ask friends and family if they know any of the names, or check online ratings to see which therapists get high rankings. One note of warning: Friends may have their favorites, but experts say don’t assume their therapist is going to be a good fit for you as each person’s needs are different.
2021 August 13, Sandee LaMotte, “How to choose a therapist who will be the best fit for you”, in CNN - A psychotherapist specifically.
We're Midwesterners. Our therapists are bartenders.
2024 January 27, Charlie Berens and Myles Montplaisir, We're Midwesterners1 more example
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.
2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*treb-der.?
- Ancient Greekθερᾰ́πων (therắpōn)
- Ancient Greekθεραπεύω (therapeúō)
- Ancient Greekθεραπεία (therapeía)
- New Latintherapīa
- Englishtherapy
- Englishtherapist
Translations
Bulgarian терапе́вт
- терапе́вт (terapévt)one who provides therapy
Catalan terapeuta
- terapeutaone who provides therapy
Chinese Mandarin 治療師 /治疗师
- 治療師 /治疗师 (zhìliáoshī)one who provides therapy
Czech terapeut, terapeutka
- terapeutone who provides therapy
- terapeutkaone who provides therapy
Danish terapeut
- terapeutone who provides therapy
Dutch therapeut, therapeute
- therapeutone who provides therapy
- therapeuteone who provides therapy
Esperanto terapiisto
- terapiistoone who provides therapy
Estonian terapeut
- terapeutone who provides therapy
Finnish terapeutti
- terapeuttione who provides therapy
French thérapeute
- thérapeuteone who provides therapy
German Therapeut, Therapeutin
- Therapeutone who provides therapy
- Therapeutinone who provides therapy
Greek θεραπευτής
- θεραπευτής (therapeftís)one who provides therapy
Hungarian terapeuta
- terapeutaone who provides therapy
Irish teiripeoir
- teiripeoirone who provides therapy
Italian terapeuta, terapista
- terapeutaone who provides therapy
- terapistaone who provides therapy
Japanese セラピスト, 治療士
- セラピスト (serapisuto)one who provides therapy
- 治療士 (chiryōshi)one who provides therapy
Korean 치료사, 세라피스트
- 치료사 (chiryosa)one who provides therapy
- 세라피스트 (serapiseuteu)one who provides therapy
Latvian terapeits
- terapeitsone who provides therapy
Lithuanian terapeutas
- terapeutasone who provides therapy
Māori kaihaumanu
- kaihaumanuone who provides therapy
Norwegian Bokmål terapeut
- terapeutone who provides therapy
Polish terapeuta, terapeutka
- terapeutaone who provides therapy
- terapeutkaone who provides therapy
Portuguese terapeuta
- terapeutaone who provides therapy
Romanian terapeut
- terapeutone who provides therapy
Russian терапе́вт, врач
- терапе́вт (terapévt)one who provides therapy
- врач (vrač)one who provides therapy
Scottish Gaelic teiripiche
- teiripicheone who provides therapy
Slovak terapeut, terapeutka
- terapeutone who provides therapy
- terapeutkaone who provides therapy
Spanish terapeuta
- terapeutaone who provides therapy
Swedish terapeut
- terapeutone who provides therapy
Turkish terapist
- terapistone who provides therapy
Ukrainian терапе́вт
- терапе́вт (terapévt)one who provides therapy
Vietnamese người trị liệu, nhà trị liệu
- người trị liệuone who provides therapy
- nhà trị liệuone who provides therapy
Welsh therapydd
- therapyddone who provides therapy
Cite this entry
therapist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/therapist
“therapist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/therapist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “therapist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/therapist.
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