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specialist
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As an adjective, specialist means specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic. As a noun, it means someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
Meanings of specialist
6 meaningsadjective
UKSpecialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic.
noun
Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
medicineA physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.
USmilitaryAny 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.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).