spe·cial·ist (sp sh  -l st)n. 1. One who is devoted to a particular occupation or branch of study or research: "Specialists . . . tend to think in grooves" (Elaine Morgan). 2. A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery, especially one who is certified by a board of physicians: a specialist in oncology. 3. Any of several noncommissioned ranks in the U.S. Army that correspond to that of corporal through sergeant first class. spe cial·ist, spe cial·istic adj. |
specialist
Noun
1. a person who is an expert in a particular activity or subject
2. a doctor who concentrates on treating one particular category of diseases or the diseases of one particular part of the body: an eye specialist
Adjective
particular to or concentrating on one subject or activity: a specialist comic shop
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  specialist - an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learningexpert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully attache - a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission canonist - a specialist in canon law criminologist - a specialist in criminology crystallographer - a specialist in crystallography educationalist, educationist - a specialist in the theory of education fingerprint expert, fingerprint man, fingerprint specialist - a specialist in identifying fingerprints Germanist - a specialist in the study of Germanic language or culture or literature graphic designer, designer - someone who specializes in graphic design graphologist, handwriting expert - a specialist in inferring character from handwriting decorator, designer, house decorator, interior decorator, interior designer, room decorator - a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings limnologist - a specialist in the study of freshwater ponds and lakes meteorologist - a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions oculist, optometrist - a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses orientalist - a specialist in oriental subjects Teutonist - a specialist in the history of the Teutonic people or language (especially with respect to the Teutonic influence on the history of England) arborist, tree surgeon - a specialist in treating damaged trees generalist, Renaissance man - 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" |
| 2. | specialist - practices one branch of medicine anaesthetist, anesthesiologist, anesthetist - a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated cardiologist, heart specialist, heart surgeon - a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart dermatologist, skin doctor - a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin diagnostician, pathologist - a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis diplomate - medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a diploma granted by an appropriate professional group doc, doctor, physician, Dr., MD, medico - a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor" embryologist - a physician who specializes in embryology endocrinologist - physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system ear-nose-and-throat doctor, ENT man, otolaryngologist, otorhinolaryngologist, rhinolaryngologist - a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat geriatrician, gerontologist - a specialist in gerontology haematologist, hematologist - a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs hygienist - a medical specialist in hygiene internist - a specialist in internal medicine brain doctor, neurologist - a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it accoucheur, obstetrician - a physician specializing in obstetrics oncologist - a specialist in oncology eye doctor, ophthalmologist, oculist - a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye orthopaedist, orthopedist - a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children) orthoptist - a specialist in orthoptics proctologist - a doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus radiographer - a person who makes radiographs radiologist, radiotherapist - a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease rheumatologist - a physician specializing in rheumatic diseases urologist - a specialist in urology |
specialist
noun expert, authority, professional, master, consultant, guru, buff (informal) whizz (informal) connoisseur, boffin Brit. (informal) hotshot (informal) wonk (informal) maven U.S. fundi S. African
Translations
specialist [ˈspɛʃəlɪst] n → especialista m/f;
a heart specialist (MED) → un/a especialista del corazón
specialist [ˈspɛʃəlɪst] special n → Spezialist(in) m(f);
(Med) → Facharzt m, Fachärztin f;
heart specialist special → Facharzt m/Fachärztin f für Herzkrankheiten
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