Dictionary

generalist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.lɪst/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɪst/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus, generis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin generālisbor. Anglo-Norman generalbor. Middle French generalbor. ▲ Latin generālisder. Middle English general English general Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English generalist From general + -ist.

Meanings

1. A person with a broad general knowledge, especially one with more than superficial knowledge in several areas and the ability to combine ideas from diverse fields.
2. A general practitioner.
3. Species which can thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions. A eurytopic species.

Forms

Antonyms

stenotopic · specialist

Deriveds

supergeneralist

Synonyms

nonspecialist

Translations (14)

ca generalista (person with a broad general knowledge) · fr généraliste (person with a broad general knowledge) · sv generalist (person with a broad general knowledge) · fi yleislääkäri (general practitioner) · es generalista (general practitioner) · fi yleismies (person with a broad general knowledge) · de Generalist (person with a broad general knowledge) · de Generalist (biological species) · ca generalista (general practitioner) · zh 通才 (person with a broad general knowledge) · ja 何でも屋 (person with a broad general knowledge) · ja ゼネラリスト (person with a broad general knowledge) · fi generalisti (biological species) · es generalista (person with a broad general knowledge)