specialist

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French spécialiste.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Adjective

specialist (comparative more specialist, superlative most specialist)

  1. (British) Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic.
    • 2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: Special Award: Signal Box Restoration”, in RAIL, number 946, page 57:
      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.

Noun

specialist (plural specialists)

  1. Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
    Synonyms: aficionado, enthusiast, connoisseur
  2. (medicine) A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.
    Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:physician
  3. (US, military) Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.
  4. 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.
  5. A stenotopic species.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French spécialiste. Equivalent to speciaal +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation
  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˌspeː.ʃaːˈlɪst/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: spe‧ci‧a‧list
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

specialist m (plural specialisten, diminutive specialistje n, feminine specialiste)

  1. specialist

Derived terms
  • specialistisch

Descendants
  • → Indonesian: spesialis

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French spécialiste.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

specialist m (plural specialiști, feminine equivalent specialistă)

  1. specialist
    Synonym: expert

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

Etymology

special +‎ -ist

Noun

specialist c

  1. a specialist
    Antonym: generalist

Declension
Declension of specialist 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative specialist specialisten specialister specialisterna
Genitive specialists specialistens specialisters specialisternas

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References
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