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specialist
[ spesh-uh-list ]
noun
- a person who is devoted to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- a medical practitioner who devotes attention to a particular class of diseases, patients, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
specialist
/ ˈɛʃəɪ /
noun
- a person who specializes in or devotes himself to a particular area of activity, field of research, etc
- ( as modifier )
specialist knowledge
- an enlisted rank in the US Army denoting technical qualifications that entitle the holder to a noncommissioned officer's pay
- ecology an organism that has special nutritional requirements and lives in a restricted habitat that provides these Compare generalist
Derived Forms
- ˌˈپ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·c· noun adjective
- ·c· noun
- ܲ·c· noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of specialist1
Example Sentences
Louis and part of the team of eye specialists that worked on Pham.
He made a hospital order under section 47 of the Mental Health Act and told Zurawska she would not be released from specialist psychiatric care "unless it is safe".
Priya Tew, specialist dietitian from Dietitian UK and media spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association, said it was "great to hear" that Paltrow was "adding back into her very restrictive diet".
Medical specialists say drinking as little as 25ml of methanol can be fatal, but it is sometimes added to drinks because it is cheaper than alcohol.
Will Laing, a research analyst at Newmark Group, a specialist in commercial real estate, said warehouses in Northamptonshire are likely to keep getting bigger, as occupiers seek to expand and improve performance.
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