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alien·ist (-ist)

noun

psychiatrist, esp. one who testifies in a court of law

Etymology: Fr aliéniste < L alienatio: see alienation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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