generalist
noun
- someone who does not specialise professionally but who has a good basic knowledge of all kinds of subjects
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.lɪst/ / /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɪst/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus, generis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin generālisbor. Anglo-Norman generalbor. Middle French generalbor. ▲ Latin generālisder. Middle English general English general Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English generalist From general + -ist.
- A person with a broad general knowledge, especially one with more than superficial knowledge in several areas and the ability to combine ideas from diverse fields.
- A general practitioner.
- Species which can thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions. A eurytopic species.