PSYCHOLOGIST

[noun] [C]A psychologist is someone who studies the human mind and human emotions and behaviour, and how different situations have an effect on them.Proper training by child psychologists should be given to social workers dealing with abused children.She has spent 15 years as a clinical psychologist with the Northumberland Health Authority.Educational psychologists claim that reading standards among young children have declined during the past year.(informal) You need to be a bit of a psychologist (= someone who understands the way people behave) to handle these temperamental singers and actors.