BEHAVIORIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does behaviorist mean? 

• BEHAVIORIST (noun)
  The noun BEHAVIORIST has 1 sense:

1. a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism

  Familiarity information: BEHAVIORIST used as a noun is very rare.

• BEHAVIORIST (adjective)
  The adjective BEHAVIORIST has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to behaviorism

  Familiarity information: BEHAVIORIST used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BEHAVIORIST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

behaviorist; behaviourist

Hypernyms ("behaviorist" is a kind of...):

psychologist (a scientist trained in psychology)

Derivation:

behaviorism (an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior)

behaviorist (of or relating to behaviorism)

• BEHAVIORIST (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to behaviorism

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

behaviorist; behavioristic; behaviourist; behaviouristic

Context example:

behavioristic psychology

Pertainym:

behaviorism (an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior)

Derivation:

behaviorist (a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism)