9 definitions found for specialist

specialist n 1: an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning [syn: specialist, specializer, specialiser] [ant: Renaissance man, generalist] 2: practices one branch of medicine [syn: specialist, medical specialist]

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specialist noun Date: 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 • specialist or specialistic adjective

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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