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gen·er·al·ist  (jnr--lst)
n.
One who has broad general knowledge and skills in several areas.
generalist
a person who has knowledge, aptitude, or skill in a variety of areas, as contrasted with a specialist.
See also: Skill and Craft
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Noun1.generalist - a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests; "a statistician has to be something of a generalist"
Renaissance man
bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
specialiser, specialist, specializer - an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
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That means that professional services organizations must be generalists and specialists at the same time; generalists, in that one has to know every aspect of the business sector that they service, and specialists, in that service companies must understand the nuances of each of their clients' businesses.
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