BEHAVIOURIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does behaviourist mean? 

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

1. a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism

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

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

1. of or relating to behaviorism

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• BEHAVIOURIST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

behaviorist; behaviourist

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

psychologist (a scientist trained in psychology)

Derivation:

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

behaviourist (of or relating to behaviorism)

• BEHAVIOURIST (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:

behaviourist (a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism)