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/ˈspɛʃəlɪst/ · adjective
(British) Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic..
This was a highly specialist job, and it has been very carefully carried out so that it is very hard to see that these windows are now modern replacements.
Dr. Robert Leroy Hutton, a retired specialist in internal medicine and a well‐known diagnostician, died yesterday here.
Most Americans mistakenly believe that they must see specialists for almost every medical problem.
The tree Lepidothamnus laxifolius is a high alpine specialist found in high-altitude bog communities and in scrub.
Use specialist when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Specialist means (British) Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic..
Common synonyms include aficionado, enthusiast, connoisseur, specialistic.
Possible antonyms include generalist, eurytopic, all-rounder, renaissance man.
This was a highly specialist job, and it has been very carefully carried out so that it is very hard to see that these windows are now modern replacements.
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