specialist

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic.

   This was a highly specialist job, and it has been very carefully carried out so that it is very hard to see that these windows are now modern replacements.

2. 2
   noun

   A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.

   Dr. Robert Leroy Hutton, a retired specialist in internal medicine and a well‐known diagnostician, died yesterday here.

3. 3
   noun

   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.

4. 4
   noun

   an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning

5. 5
   noun

   practices one branch of medicine

6. 6
   noun

   Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.

7. 7
   noun

   A player on a team who primarily employs one particular skill or takes one particular role.

8. 8
   noun

   Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.

Etymology

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