specialist

Meanings

Plural: specialists

Noun

• an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
• practices one branch of medicine
• Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
• A player on a team who primarily employs one particular skill or takes one particular role.
• A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.
• Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.
• An organism that is specialized for a particular environment.
• A stenotopic species.
• A sixth-former at Eton College.

Adj

• Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic.

Synonyms

aficionado, connoisseur, enthusiast, medical specialist, specialiser, specializer

Antonyms

all-rounder, eurytopic, generalist

Related Words

specialize, subspecialist, subspecialty