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specialist

/ˈspɛʃəlɪst/noun3 syllables

Specialist means: an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning.

Synonyms for specialist3

noun, as in an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning

specializer, specialiser

noun, as in practices one branch of medicine

medical specialist

Opposites of specialist

generalist

What does specialist mean?2

noun

1

an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning

2

practices one branch of medicine

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Specialist in a sentence

  • If your illness becomes worse, call in a specialist.sharptoothed
  • He's younger than most of us, but he's shown himself as a competent specialist.astyng
  • People have a lot of orifices, and behind each one lurks a specialist.Miktsoanit
  • My doctor is an eye, ear, nose, throat and wallet specialist.Adelpa
  • The specialist predicts international tension will build up.unknown
  • He's pretending not to understand when in reality he's a specialist in the subject.TheNightAvl
  • He enjoys a good reputation as a specialist in brain surgery.unknown
  • He has excellent techniques which would outdo a specialist.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of specialist

as a noun

plural
specialists