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Webster 1913 Edition
Specialist
Spe′cial-ist
,Noun.
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.Definition 2024
specialist
specialist
English
Adjective
specialist (comparative more specialist, superlative most specialist)
Noun
specialist (plural specialists)
- Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
- (medicine) A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.
- (US, military) Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.
- 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.
Synonyms
- (Someone who is an expert or devoted to a particular area of study): aficionado, enthusiast, connoisseur
Antonyms
Hypernyms
- See also Wikisaurus:physician
Derived terms
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Translations
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physician
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army rank
Anagrams
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Etymology
Noun
specialist c
Declension
| Inflection of specialist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | specialist | specialisten | specialister | specialisterna |
| Genitive | specialists | specialistens | specialisters | specialisternas |
Related terms
- specialistkunskap
- specialistsjuksköterska