English Online Dictionary. What means specialist? What does specialist mean?
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French spécialiste, equivalent to special + -ist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/
Adjective
specialist (comparative more specialist, superlative most specialist)
- (British) Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic.
Noun
specialist (plural specialists)
- Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
- Synonyms: aficionado, enthusiast, connoisseur
- (sports) A player on a team who primarily employs one particular skill or takes one particular role.
- Antonym: all-rounder
- (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.
- A stenotopic species.
- A sixth-former at Eton College.
Antonyms
- generalist
- eurytopic
Derived terms
Related terms
- specialize
- subspecialty
- subspecialist
Translations
Further reading
- specialist on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “specialist”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
- plasticise
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French spécialiste. Equivalent to speciaal + -ist.
Pronunciation
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˌspeː.ʃaːˈlɪst/
- Hyphenation: spe‧ci‧a‧list
- Rhymes: -ɪst
Noun
specialist m (plural specialisten, diminutive specialistje n, feminine specialiste)
- specialist
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: spesialis
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French spécialiste.
Pronunciation
Noun
specialist m (plural specialiști, feminine equivalent specialistă)
- specialist
- Synonym: expert
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
special + -ist
Noun
specialist c
- a specialist
- Antonym: generalist
Declension
Related terms
- specialistkunskap
- specialistsjuksköterska
See also
- expert
References
- specialist in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- specialist in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- specialist in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)