generalist

English

Etymology

general +‎ -ist

Noun

generalist (plural generalists)

A person with a broad general knowledge, especially one with more than superficial knowledge in several areas and the ability to combine ideas from diverse fields.
(medicine) A general practitioner.
(ecology) Species which can thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions.

Antonyms

specialist

Translations

person with a broad general knowledge

Catalan: generalista
Chinese: 通才
Finnish: yleismies
French: généraliste (fr)

German: Generalist (de) m
Japanese: ジェネラリスト, ゼネラリスト (ja)
Spanish: generalista
Swedish: generalist (sv) c

general practitioner

Catalan: generalista
Finnish: yleislääkäri (fi)

Spanish: generalista

biological species

Finnish: generalisti

Anagrams

Easterling

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