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Alienist

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A physician who has been accepted by a court of law as an expert on the mental competence of principals or witnesses appearing before it.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.

n. A psychiatrist or psychologist.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One who treats diseases of the mind.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. One engaged in the scientific study or treatment of mental diseases.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness

Word Usage

"Bucke (1837-1902), an interesting character, rugged adventurer, medical doctor, and "alienist" (psychiatrist) helped set up an "insane asylum" in Canada with quite progressive "treatment" for its time."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

shrink psychiatrist head-shrinker

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