Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
SPECIALIST
specialist, specializer, specialiser
(noun) an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
specialist, medical specialist
(noun) practices one branch of medicine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
specialist (comparative more specialist, superlative most specialist)
(British) Specialised.
Noun
specialist (plural specialists)
Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
Synonyms: aficionado, enthusiast, connoisseur
(medicine) A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.
Hypernym: Thesaurus:physician
(US, military) Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.
An organism that is specialized for a particular environment.
Antonyms
• generalist
Anagrams
• plasticise
Source: Wiktionary
Spe"cial*ist, n.
Definition: One who devotes himself to some specialty; as, a medical specialist, one who devotes himself to diseases of particular parts of the body, as the eye, the ear, the nerves, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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