Dictionary

specialist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/

Etymology

Borrowed from French spécialiste, equivalent to special + -ist.

Meanings

1. (UK) Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic.
   • This was a highly specialist job, and it has been very carefully carried out so that it is very hard to see that these windows are now modern replacements. 2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: Special Award: Signal Box Restoration”, in RAIL, number 946, page 57:

Forms

specialist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/

Etymology

Borrowed from French spécialiste, equivalent to special + -ist.

Meanings

1. Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
2. A player on a team who primarily employs one particular skill or takes one particular role.
3. A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.
   • Dr. Robert Leroy Hutton, a retired specialist in internal medicine and a well‐known diagnostician, died yesterday here. 1964 September 24, “ROBERT L. HUTTON, DIAGNOSTICIAN, 83; Internist Dies —Had Been on Lincoln Hospital Staff”, in The New York Times:
   • Most Americans mistakenly believe that they must see specialists for almost every medical problem. 2017 March 6, Jamie Koufman, “The Specialists’ Stranglehold on Medicine”, in The New York Times:
4. (US) Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.
5. 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.
6. A stenotopic species.
7. A sixth-former at Eton College.

Forms

Antonyms

generalist · eurytopic · all-rounder

Deriveds

superspecialist · left-handed specialist · hyperspecialist · non-specialist · payload specialist · specialistic · cyberspecialist · multispecialist · polyspecialist · infectious disease specialist · nonspecialist

Hypernyms

medical doctor · medician · leech · doc · doctor · medic · physic · physician

Relateds

specialize · subspecialist · subspecialty

Synonyms

aficionado · enthusiast · connoisseur

Translations (152)

pl specjalista (army rank) · id dokter spesialis (physician) · pt expert (expert) · hu szakember (expert) · be спэцыялі́стка (expert) · dsb specialist (expert) · cs specialistka (expert) · ky адис (expert) · tl dalubtangi (expert) · ky специалист (expert) · cmn 專門家 /专门家 (expert) · pt especialista (expert) · ko 전문가 (expert) · az mütəxəssis (expert) · ru специали́ст (expert) · sv specialist (physician) · ar خَبِير (expert) · bg специали́ст (expert) · kk сарапшы (expert) · ru специали́стка (expert) · be спэцыялі́ст (expert) · bg специали́стка (expert) · pl specjalista (expert) · mi pūkenga (expert) · mi kaimātai (expert) · dsb specialistka (expert) · kk маман (expert) · de Fachfrau (expert) · id spesialis (physician) · et asjatundja (expert) · el ειδική (expert) · sk špecialista (expert) · pa ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ੱਗ (expert) · ug مۇتەخەسسىس (expert) · mk специјали́стка (expert) · my ပါရဂူ (expert) · lo ຜູ້ຊ່ຽວຊານ (expert) · ja 専門家 (expert) · sl strokovnjak (expert) · sl specialist (expert) · sh specijalista (expert) · ar مُتَخَصِّص (expert) · eo specialisto (expert) · hi विशेषज्ञ (expert) · bn বিশেষজ্ঞ (expert) · tg мутахассис (expert) · uk фахіве́ць (expert) · es especialista (expert) · uk спеціалі́стка (expert) · pl specjalista (physician) · fa-ira مُتَخَصِّص (expert) · mk специјали́ст (expert) · ms pakar (expert) · nl specialist (expert) · pt especialista (physician) · ba белгес (expert) · vi nhà chuyên môn (expert) · sl strokovnjakinja (expert) · pl specjalistka (army rank) · my ကျွမ်းကျင်သူ (expert) · ca especialista (physician) · cs specialista (physician) · mi mātanga (expert) · fi erikoislääkäri (physician) · nl specialist (physician) · pl specjalistka (physician) · sq specialist (expert) · de Fachmann (expert) · fi spesialisti (army rank) · de Facharzt (physician) · be спецыялі́стка (expert) · udm ӧнерчи (expert) · sh specijàlist (expert) · de Experte (expert) · ca especialista (expert) · nb spesialist (physician) · nl specialiste (expert) · id spesialis (expert) · tr mütehassıs (expert) · ru экспе́рт (expert) · lt specialistas (expert) · he מומחה \ מֻמְחֶה (expert) · tt белгеч (expert) · de Spezialist (expert) · qu kamayuq (expert) · yi ספּעציאַליסט (expert) · de Expertin (expert) · tk spesialist (expert) · cs specialista (expert) · nb spesialist (expert) · ur ماہِر (expert) · el εμπειρογνώμονας (expert) · sv specialist (expert) · ro specialist (expert) · ja 熟練者 (expert) · cmn 專家 /专家 (expert) · de Spezialistin (expert) · oc especialista (expert) · fi erikoisasiantuntija (expert) · bg специали́ст (physician) · sh specijàlistkinja (expert) · nrf spécialiste (expert) · pl specjalistka (expert) · ga speisialtóir (expert) · el ειδικός (expert) · tr uzman (expert) · bg специалист (army rank) · id eksper (expert) · ko 숙련자 (expert) · es especialista (physician) · it specialista (expert) · sh специја̀листкиња (expert) · kmr pispor (expert) · tl espesyalista (expert) · cy arbenigwr (expert) · sl specialistka (expert) · mn мэргэжилтэн (expert) · be спецыялі́ст (expert) · ky билгич (expert) · km អ្នកឯកទេស (expert) · lv speciāliste (expert) · et spetsialist (expert) · sk špecialistka (expert) · fi spesialisti (expert) · ka სპეციალისტი (expert) · ur مُتَخَصِّص (expert) · chr ᎤᏤᎵᏛᎭ (expert) · ps ماهر (expert) · ms pakar perubatan (physician) · lt specialistė (expert) · ro specialistă (expert) · tk hünärmen (expert) · hu szakorvos (physician) · fr spécialiste (expert) · cmn 專科醫生 /专科医生 (physician) · ja 専門医 (physician) · gl especialista (expert) · sq specialiste (expert) · uk спеціалі́ст (expert) · ar خَبِيرَة (expert) · ps متخصص (expert) · da specialist (expert) · th ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ (expert) · sh специјалиста (expert) · ast especialista (expert) · uz mutaxassis (expert) · sh специја̀лист (expert) · udm специалист (expert) · hy մասնագետ (expert) · udm ӧнермурт (expert) · ar مُتَخَصِّصَة (expert) · lv speciālists (expert)