specialist

Pronunciation: /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
  2. noun practices one branch of medicine

Etymology

Borrowed from French spécialiste, equivalent to special + -ist.

In classic literature

Synonyms

specializer, specialiser

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
expert
Narrower (hyponyms)
canonist, attache, fingerprint expert, graphic designer, tree surgeon, orientalist
Opposite (antonyms)
renaissance man

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