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specialist

noun

  1. term used to describe a person great knowledge or skill in a particular field, domain, or profession
  2. person who has completed a commercial or other vocational training, a college or a university degree
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adjective

  1. professional, technical, skilled; expert
L1421969 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from French spécialiste, equivalent to special + -ist.

  1. 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.”

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French spécialiste, equivalent to special + -ist.

  1. Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
  2. A player on a team who primarily employs one particular skill or takes one particular role.
  3. A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.

    “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.”

  4. Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.
  5. An organism that is specialized for a particular environment.

    “The tree Lepidothamnus laxifolius is a high alpine specialist found in high-altitude bog communities and in scrub.”

  6. A stenotopic species.
  7. A sixth-former at Eton College.