nonpsychiatrist

noun

non·​psy·​chi·​a·​trist ˌnän-sə-ˈkī-ə-trist 

-sī-

plural nonpsychiatrists

: a person and especially a physician who is not a psychiatrist

the tendency of nonpsychiatrists to misdiagnose mental illnesses

—often used before another noun

nonpsychiatrist physicians

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

nonpsychiatrist

1 of 2 adjective

non·​psy·​chi·​a·​trist -sə-ˈkī-ə-trəst, -sī- 

: not specializing in psychiatry

nonpsychiatrist physicians

nonpsychiatrist

2 of 2 noun

: a physician who does not specialize in psychiatry