audiologistn.
/ˌɔːdɪˈɒlədʒɪst/, U.S. /ˌɔdiˈɑlədʒəst/, /ˌɑdiˈɑlədʒəst/ An expert or specialist in audiology.
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audiometrist1936
audiologist1941
audiometrician1946
psychoacoustician1955
1941 Bee (Danville, Virginia) 12 Aug. 3/1 (advt.) Qualified factory audiologist present.
1947 S. R. Silverman in H. Davis Hearing & Deafness xiv. 363 In consultation with the clinical audiologist (a person trained in meeting problems of deafness) he [sc. the otologist] is prepared to suggest whatever measures are indicated.
1982 Amer. Speech 57 213 Speech pathologists, audiologists,..and many others have had some introduction to formal linguistic analysis.
2005 M. Lewycka Short Hist. Tractors in Ukrainian xxiii. 239 Justin said he's a trainee audiologist at the hospital.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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