Specialist

Quick meaning: Specialist is an adjective meaning (British) Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic.

Meaning

(British) Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic.

More Meanings

1. Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
2. (sports) A player on a team who primarily employs one particular skill or takes one particular role.
3. (medicine) A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.
4. (US, military) Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.
5. An organism that is specialized for a particular environment.
6. A stenotopic species.
7. A sixth-former at Eton College.

Example Sentences

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.

Dr. Robert Leroy Hutton, a retired specialist in internal medicine and a well‐known diagnostician, died yesterday here.

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.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for specialist

Depending on context, synonyms include aficionado, enthusiast, connoisseur, specialistic, specializer.

Antonyms for specialist

Common opposites include generalist, eurytopic, all-rounder.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include specialized, specializer, specialty, speciality, specialization, specialize.

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