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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
physiotherapist
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Advice on diet is offered and the child receives abdominal massage, anti-constipation exercises, and hydrotherapy from a physiotherapist.
▪ As a physiotherapist, Roebuck knew how painful, demanding and difficult the recovery period and rehabilitating process would be.
▪ It is not surprising that a high proportion of patients burst into tears as soon as the physiotherapist begins work.
▪ Patients were assessed and treated as necessary by a physiotherapist.
▪ Some physiotherapists have intuitively incorporated this response into their work.
▪ They were conducted by a physiotherapist.
Wiktionary
physiotherapist

n. A therapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise.

WordNet
physiotherapist

n. therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder [syn: physical therapist]

Usage examples of "physiotherapist".

The physiotherapist went, and they had coffee and talked about clothes.

The physiotherapist was not coming, so that Emily had the task of putting her through her exercises before getting her under the shower.

It took a good deal longer than usual, for she was reluctant to use her crutches, declaring the physiotherapist had hurt her abominably that morning.

The physiotherapist had fulfilled her task with a wooden expression and heaved an audible sigh when her session was over.

The thoracotomy which had gone to theatre two days earlier was showing signs of congestion, so Eugenia sent for Harry and he in turn went away to fetch Mr Grenfell, who came unhurriedly, examined his patient, wrote up fresh instructions and asked that the physiotherapist should be sent for so that he might give explicit instructions about essential breathing exercises.

I sent for you, Physiotherapist Theoda, because I heard you never give up.

Just like Shauna, the uptown physiotherapist, before her, or Cindy, the TriBeCa theater director, before them.

The physiotherapist, a fragile-looking woman with big hands, shook her head.

The interventions and routines of medical rounds were over, the physiotherapist gone, the family not expected nor encouraged until after five.

Ochsner, physiotherapist, his wife, and two children were having a picnic.

Townsend, and this brilliant physiotherapist called Miss Pierpoint and they changed my life.

They looked ridiculous worn with my grey jacket, white shirt and college tie so I put on the matching white cotton jacket, and was soon dressed in the sort of outfit worn by physiotherapists, care assistants, support staff and ancillaries.