specialist nounDate: 1855 1. one who specializes in a particular occupation,
practice, or branch of learning 2. an enlisted rank in the
United States Army corresponding to the grade of corporal; also
any of several former enlisted ranks corresponding to the grades of
sergeant through sergeant first class 3. an organism (as a bird)
specialized especially in food or habitat • specialistor specialisticadjective
specialist n. (usu. foll. by in) 1 a person who is trained in a particular branch of a profession, esp. medicine (a specialist in dermatology). 2 a person who specially or exclusively studies
a subject or a particular branch of a subject. Derivatives: specialism n. specialistic adj.
specialist
(specialists)Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
A specialist is a person who has a particular skill or knows a lot about a particular
subject.
...a specialist in diseases of the nervous system.= expert
N-COUNT: usu N n, n N, N in/on n
specialist
ˈspeʃəlɪst n. (usu. foll. by in) 1 a person who is trained
in a particular branch of a profession, esp. medicine (a specialist in
dermatology). 2 a person who specially or exclusively studies a subject or
a particular branch of a subject. øøspecialism n. specialistic adj.
Specialist \Spe"cial*ist\, n.
One who devotes himself to some specialty; as, a medical
specialist, one who devotes himself to diseases of particular
parts of the body, as the eye, the ear, the nerves, etc.
specialist
ˈspeʃəlɪst n. expert, authority, professional, master, connoisseur, maestro, artiste,
artist, adept: Pierre Legrand is a specialist in matching antique furniture finishes. Such work
requires specialist knowledge.
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