specialist
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French spécialiste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/
Noun
specialist (plural specialists)
- Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
- (medicine) A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.
- (US, military) Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.
- An organism that is specialized for a particular environment.
- The tree Lepidothamnus laxifolius is a high alpine specialist found in high-altitude bog communities and in scrub.
Synonyms
- (Someone who is an expert or devoted to a particular area of study): aficionado, enthusiast, connoisseur
Antonyms
Hypernyms
- See also Thesaurus:physician
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
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physician
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French spécialiste.
Pronunciation
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˌspeː.ʃaːˈlɪst/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: spe‧ci‧a‧list
- Rhymes: -ɪst
Derived terms
- specialistisch
Related terms
- specialisme
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French spécialiste.
Declension
declension of specialist
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) specialist | specialistul | (niște) specialiști | specialiștii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) specialist | specialistului | (unor) specialiști | specialiștilor |
| vocative | specialistule | specialiștilor | ||
Swedish
Declension
| Declension of specialist | ||||
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| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | specialist | specialisten | specialister | specialisterna |
| Genitive | specialists | specialistens | specialisters | specialisternas |
Related terms
- specialistkunskap
- specialistsjuksköterska
See also
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