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specialer

specialer is the comparative form of special.

Meaning of special

Adjective

special (comparative more special or specialer, superlative most special or specialest)

  1. Distinguished by a unique, particular, or unusual quality.
    • a special episode of a television series
  2. Of particular value or interest; dear; beloved.
    • Everyone is special to someone.
  3. Of or related to unconventional warfare.
    • special forces, special operations
  4. Appointed specifically to examine a single event or issue.
    • For the few times the U.S. Supreme Court has to actually try a case, they will appoint a special master to do so.
  5. Constituting or relating to a species.
    • Having seven dark spots is a special property unique to Coccinella septempunctata.
    Synonyms:
    specific
  6. (euphemistic, not comparable) Of or related to disabilities, especially learning or intellectual disabilities.
    • special education, special needs

See all 22 meanings of special

Noun

specialer (plural specialers)

  1. A nurse or aide assigned to provide one-on-one observation of a patient.
    • Monitors are responsible for making sure that all specialers and checkers are performing their tasks, and that no inappropriate behavior is taking place.1969, The New York Times Magazine, page 111
    • When the patient being specialed has a visitor, the specialer may leave him with the visitor with the understanding that the visitor is to return the patient to his specialer before leaving the floor.1974, Jerrold S. Maxmen, Gary J. Tucker, Michael D. LeBow, Rational hospital psychiatry: the reactive environment, page 255

Forms of specialer

pluralspecialers

Questions about specialer

What does specialer mean?
Specialer means a nurse or aide assigned to provide one-on-one observation of a patient.
What is specialer the comparative form of?
Specialer is the comparative form of special.
What part of speech is specialer?
Specialer is a noun.
What is the plural of specialer?
The plural of specialer is specialers.

Words near specialer in the dictionary

  1. special-purpose entity
  2. special-purpose vehicle
  3. special-purpose vehicles
  4. Speciale
  5. specialed
  6. specialer
  7. specialers
  8. Speciales
  9. specialest
  10. specialing
  11. specialisation

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