specialist.
Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic.
Meaning & usage
Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French spécialiste, equivalent to special + -ist.
Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
A player on a team who primarily employs one particular skill or takes one particular role.
A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.
Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.
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.
A stenotopic species.
A sixth-former at Eton College.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French spécialiste, equivalent to special + -ist.
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