massage therapist
noun
plural massage therapists
: a person who practices massage therapy : a trained individual who is licensed or certified to therapeutically manipulate the muscles and other soft tissues of the body using one or both hands or an instrument
Claire, a licensed massage therapist, has written a complete guide to assessing a wide range of therapeutic practices, from deep muscle to gentle touch.—
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Bring in massage therapists during crunch weeks.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This suspension is one of many recent TDLR massage parlor and massage therapist license suspensions.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
To portray DeWanda Wise’s integral character, Nicole, a massage therapist and single mother, orange is also further utilized.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
Tengbjerg, a fifty-one-year-old former pro soccer player from Denmark, is fit and trim, with a mischievous, no-nonsense brusqueness not generally associated with massage therapists.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This suspension is one of many recent TDLR massage parlor and massage therapist license suspensions.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
To portray DeWanda Wise’s integral character, Nicole, a massage therapist and single mother, orange is also further utilized.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
Tengbjerg, a fifty-one-year-old former pro soccer player from Denmark, is fit and trim, with a mischievous, no-nonsense brusqueness not generally associated with massage therapists.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Massage therapist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/massage%20therapist. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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