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
specialist (comparative more specialist, superlative most specialist)
(British) Specialised.
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.
• generalist
• 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
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
