speclst.

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

   Antonyms:

   all-rounder

3. 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.1964 September 24, “ROBERT L. HUTTON, DIAGNOSTICIAN, 83; Internist Dies —Had Been on Lincoln Hospital Staff”, in The New York Times
4. (US) Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.
5. 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.
6. A stenotopic species.

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