specialist
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French spécialiste.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
specialist (comparative more specialist, superlative most specialist)
- (British) Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic.
- 2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: Special Award: Signal Box Restoration”, in RAIL, number 946, page 57:
- 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 edit
specialist (plural specialists)
- Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
- Synonyms: aficionado, enthusiast, connoisseur
- (medicine) A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.
- Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:physician
- (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.
- A stenotopic species.
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expert
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physician
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army rank
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Further reading edit
- specialist on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “specialist”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French spécialiste. Equivalent to speciaal + -ist.
Pronunciation edit
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˌspeː.ʃaːˈlɪst/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: spe‧ci‧a‧list
- Rhymes: -ɪst
Noun edit
specialist m (plural specialisten, diminutive specialistje n, feminine specialiste)
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- → Indonesian: spesialis
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French spécialiste.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
specialist m (plural specialiști, feminine equivalent specialistă)
- specialist
- Synonym: expert
Declension edit
Declension of specialist
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) specialist | specialistul | (niște) specialiști | specialiștii |
genitive/dative | (unui) specialist | specialistului | (unor) specialiști | specialiștilor |
vocative | specialistule | specialiștilor |
Swedish edit
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Noun edit
specialist c
- a specialist
- Antonym: generalist
Declension edit
Declension of specialist | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | specialist | specialisten | specialister | specialisterna |
Genitive | specialists | specialistens | specialisters | specialisternas |