specialist
Americannoun
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a person who is devoted to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
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a medical practitioner who devotes attention to a particular class of diseases, patients, etc.
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U.S. Army. an enlisted person of one of four grades having technical or administrative duties, the grades corresponding to those of corporal through sergeant first class but not requiring the exercise of command.
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Stock Exchange. a member of an exchange who buys and sells a single stock or a particular group of stocks in their own name or for other stockbrokers and thus helps maintain the market in those securities on that exchange.
noun
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a person who specializes in or devotes himself to a particular area of activity, field of research, etc
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( as modifier )
specialist knowledge
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an enlisted rank in the US Army denoting technical qualifications that entitle the holder to a noncommissioned officer's pay
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ecology an organism that has special nutritional requirements and lives in a restricted habitat that provides these Compare generalist
Other Word Forms
- nonspecialist noun
- prespecialist noun
- specialistic adjective
- subspecialist noun
Etymology
Origin of specialist
Example Sentences
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Skin problems and weight loss are the most common reasons patients come to her, and she runs an NHS specialist skin clinic one day a week.
From BBC
Aviation security specialists warn that many blow up or fail en route to their targets, exposing aircraft underneath their trajectories to falling debris.
Ashcroft formally rejected a $50 million FBI request to hire additional counterterrorism agents and intelligence specialists on Sept. 10, the day before the attacks.
From Salon
“I think that would be a tremendous boost for not just representation, but also you’ll get real specialists.”
From Los Angeles Times
The government is set to approve a £1bn purchase of military helicopters from the UK's only specialist factory.
From BBC
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