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dietitian

dietitian

13 3.7
A person who gives advice about what to eat to stay healthy
  • noun
  • /ˌdaɪəˈtɪʃən/
: dietista
  • So, in my experience with the dietitians, I find them very useful; they're an important part of the program.
  • a registered dietitian
  • clinical dietitian

And that is what the dietitian is doing right there.

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Examples

  • I included quotes from registered dietitians explaining why breakfast is important.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The dietitian recommended a balanced meal plan to help the patients achieve their health goals.

  • And that is what the dietitian is doing right there.

  • And the dietitian goes, how much water do you drink?

  • Patients identified factors in the overall approach or style of the dietitian that affected their experience.

    Academic text (2018)
  • But you better give me the name of your dietitian.

  • So after Western states in July, I started working with a dietitian and she was the one that started altering my diet.

  • I brought home Haley, the dietitian.

  • I also went to a fancy new York wellness center to meet a registered dietitian who would help track my progress.

  • While Duke was talking, the dietitian came in to give Mac the next day's menus to select.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

nutritionist
vsdietitian
32 3.9

A person who gives advice about healthy eating

focuses on the job of giving diet and nutrition advice rather than study
dietician
vsdietitian
4 3.9

A person who helps people choose healthy foods and make meal plans

is the same professional role but spelled with a common variant

How Qualified

dietitian
13 3.7
nutritionist
32 3.9
registered nurse
  • Specialized
20 2.8
foodie
  • Informal
19 5.9

Surface Forms

dietitian singular
dietitians plural

Morphology

dietitian = diet (transparent) = diet + itian

The agentive suffix '-itian'/'-ician' straightforwardly forms a specialist from the noun 'diet', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Dietitian comes from the word diet, which used to mean 'way of life' or 'daily routine', and the ending is like in physician, showing a trained professional. So a dietitian is someone who helps with your food and daily health habits.