massage therapist

noun

plural massage therapists

: a person who practices massage therapy : a trained individual who is licensed or certified to therapeutically manipulate the muscles and other soft tissues of the body using one or both hands or an instrument

Claire, a licensed massage therapist, has written a complete guide to assessing a wide range of therapeutic practices, from deep muscle to gentle touch.—

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That investment might pay off if your customers accept it as a viable alternative to a human massage therapist. —

Jennifer C. Wolfe, Esq., Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 Employment growth specifically for massage therapists is estimated to balloon by nearly 18% by 2033, adding almost 23,000 jobs annually on average. —

Rachel Wilson, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024 From your local barista to your massage therapist, ChatGPT to Gemini, the more experiential data collected between parties, the better the results. —

Anna Covert, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Who among us has not cracked jokes about whale song and massage therapists? —

Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for massage therapist

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1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of massage therapist was in 1915

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“Massage therapist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/massage%20therapist. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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