specialist

UK /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/ US /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/
noun 5adj 1

Definitions

adj

1

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.

noun

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.

Most Americans mistakenly believe that they must see specialists for almost every medical problem.

4

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.

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