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SPECIALIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
Synonyms:
specialiser; specialist; specializer
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("specialist" is a kind of...):
expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "specialist"):
arborist; tree surgeon (a specialist in treating damaged trees)
Teutonist (a specialist in the history of the Teutonic people or language (especially with respect to the Teutonic influence on the history of England))
orientalist (a specialist in oriental subjects)
oculist; optometrist (a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses)
meteorologist (a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions)
limnologist (a specialist in the study of freshwater ponds and lakes)
decorator; house decorator; interior decorator; room decorator (a person who specializes in interior decoration)
designer; interior designer (a person who specializes in interior design)
graphologist; handwriting expert (a specialist in inferring character from handwriting)
designer; graphic designer (someone who specializes in graphic design)
enologist; fermentologist; oenologist (a specialist in wine making)
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)
nutritionist (a specialist in the study of nutrition)
dietician; dietitian (a specialist in the study of diet and nutrition)
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)
Antonym:
generalist (a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests)
Derivation:
specialise (devote oneself to a special area of work)
specialism (the special line of work you have adopted as your career)
specialism (the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation)
specialistic (showing focused training)
specialistic (of or related to or characteristic of specialists)
specialize (devote oneself to a special area of work)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Practices one branch of medicine
Synonyms:
medical specialist; specialist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("specialist" is a kind of...):
doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "specialist"):
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; oculist; ophthalmologist (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)
head-shrinker; psychiatrist; shrink (a physician who specializes in psychiatry)
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)
haematologist; hematologist (a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs)
gynaecologist; gynecologist; woman's doctor (a specialist in gynecology)
geriatrician; gerontologist (a specialist in gerontology)
ear-nose-and-throat doctor; ENT man; otolaryngologist; otorhinolaryngologist; rhinolaryngologist (a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat)
endocrinologist (physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system)
embryologist (a physician who specializes in embryology)
ear doctor; ear specialist; otologist (a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases)
diplomate (medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a diploma granted by an appropriate professional group)
diagnostician; pathologist (a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis)
dermatologist; skin doctor (a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin)
chiropodist; foot doctor; podiatrist (a specialist in care for the feet)
cardiologist; heart specialist; heart surgeon (a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart)
baby doctor; paediatrician; pediatrician; pediatrist (a specialist in the care of babies)
anaesthetist; anesthesiologist; anesthetist (a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated)
Derivation:
specialise (devote oneself to a special area of work)
specialism (the special line of work you have adopted as your career)
specialism (the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation)
specialistic (showing focused training)
specialistic (of or related to or characteristic of specialists)
specialize (devote oneself to a special area of work)
Context examples:
The clinical specialist in pediatric nursing is a graduate-prepared clinician and child and family advocate.
(Pediatric nurse specialist, NCI Thesaurus)
It was good that men should be specialists, I mused.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
A team of specialists will create a plan for you that includes exercise training, education on heart healthy living, and counseling.
(Cardiac Rehabilitation, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
To diagnose mental health problems, the doctor or mental health specialist looks at your child's signs and symptoms, medical history, and family history.
(Child Mental Health, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)
A specialist who talks to patients and their families about emotional and personal matters, and can help them make decisions.
(Counselor, NCI Dictionary)
The process by which a person is tested and approved to practice in a specialty field, especially medicine, after successfully completing the requirements of a board of specialists in that field.
(Board Certification, NCI Thesaurus)
In addition, thanks to the characteristics of such devices, the analysis can be performed by whoever needs to monitor the clinical parameter in question—be they specialist personnel or the users themselves.
(Scientists design devices to calculate the concentration of potassium in water, of creatinine in urine, or glucose in blood using smartphone technology, University of Granada)
Yet slightly dirty water such as that which has been used for laundry is still effective when combined with soap, handwashing specialist Myriam Sidibe, a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, told.
(Slightly dirty water ‘still ok’ against coronavirus, SciDev.Net)
An abstruse and learned specialist who finds that he has been called in for a case of measles would experience something of the annoyance which I read in my friend’s eyes.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He shook hands eagerly with Sherlock Holmes, and his dark eyes sparkled with pleasure when he understood that the specialist was anxious to hear his story.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
