3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

specialist

noun

1: an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning [syn: {specializer}, {specialiser}] [ant: {Renaissance man}]

2: practices one branch of medicine [syn: {medical specialist}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Specialist \Spe"cial*ist\, noun 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.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

76 Moby Thesaurus words for "specialist": Wall Streeter, adept, aficionado, amateur, anesthesiologist, artist, artiste, authoritative, authority, bond crowd, broker, buff, cardiologist, chiropodist, confined, connoisseur, critic, curb broker, dealer, dermatologist, dilettante, expert, eye doctor, eye-ear-nose-throat specialist, fan, feature, featured, floor broker, floor trader, floorman, freak, geriatrician, gerontologist, gynecologist, immunologist, internist, jobber, knowledgeable, limited, maestro, master, neurologist, nut, obstetrician, oculist, odd-lot dealer, ophthalmologist, orthopedist, otolaryngologist, otologist, pathologist, pediatrician, pediatrist, pit man, podiatrist, professional, psychiatrist, pundit, radiologist, registered representative, restricted, savant, scholar, serologist, sharebroker, skin man, specialistic, specialized, stock dealer, stock-exchange broker, stockbroker, stockjobber, technical, technical expert, technician, two-dollar broker

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