Sekirov Dictionary

specialist

/ˈspɛʃəlɪst/

noun 7
adjective 1
forms 3

noun7

someone with deep knowledge of one part of a subject
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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
A player on a team who primarily employs one particular skill or takes one particular role.
(US) Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.
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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.
A sixth-former at Eton College.

adjective1

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(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

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specialists · more specialist · most specialist

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