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NUTRITIONIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A specialist in the study of nutrition
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nutritionist" is a kind of...):
specialiser; specialist; specializer (an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning)
Derivation:
nutrition (the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans))
nutrition (a source of materials to nourish the body)
nutrition ((physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance)