specialist
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Definition of specialist
1
: one who specializes in a particular occupation, practice, or field of study
a specialist in disorders of the immune system a specialist in international law "What does Dr. James Mortimer, the man of science, ask of Sherlock Holmes, the specialist in crime?"— Arthur Conan Doyle
2
: an enlisted rank in the U.S. Army corresponding to the grade of corporal
also
: any of several former enlisted ranks corresponding to the grades of sergeant through sergeant major
3
: an organism (such as a bird) specialized especially in food or habitat
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Other Words from specialist
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Examples of specialist in a Sentence
She consulted a marketing specialist when she decided to go into business.
He saw a specialist for his foot problem.
Recent Examples on the Web
The new apple-specialist insects even altered their developmental schedule by maturing earlier, when apple trees are fruiting. — Quanta Magazine, "New Hybrid Species Remix Old Genes Creatively," 10 Sep. 2019 Their research shows that while demand for Flash skills declined after Jobs鈥檚 announcement, there was very little impact on Flash specialists in terms of wages or competition for job openings, even when hours were reduced. — Michelle Cheng, Quartz at Work, "What happens to tech workers when their skills become obsolete?," 6 Sep. 2019 Louis had not treated a specialist in his own field before. — David Armstrong, ProPublica, "In Men, It鈥檚 Parkinson鈥檚. In Women, It鈥檚 Hysteria.," 23 Aug. 2019 Ana Carolina Terra Cruz, a specialist in pulmonary illnesses, told the state government website. — Luis Andres Henao, USA TODAY, "As Brazil rejects help for Amazon fires, respiratory problems rise: Kids affected the most," 22 Aug. 2019 Four years later, Google bought DeepMind for 400 million pounds (currently $486 million), an ambitious bet on the potential of AI that set off an expensive race in Silicon Valley for specialists in the field. — Mark Bergen, Fortune, "Google DeepMind Co-Founder Placed on Leave From AI Lab," 21 Aug. 2019 Romero-Kelly will continue working at Aurora Urgent Care in Kenosha on a casual basis, and part time for an ear, nose and throat specialist in Kenosha and Oak Creek. — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Her cousin's death inspired her to be a nurse. Now she's helping people by opening a med spa.," 20 Aug. 2019 The other furniture specialists in Indian e-commerce space are Pepperfry, UrbanLadder, and Chumbak, besides Amazon and Flipkart. — Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, "IKEA debuts in the Indian e-commerce arena with services in Mumbai," 19 Aug. 2019 Pelham, a specialist in the field of ADHD research and director of FIU鈥檚 Center for Children and Families, will lead the new three-year study funded through a $3.3 million grant from the Institute for Education Sciences. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, "Back to school: South Florida researcher wants to prove behavior adjustments can treat ADHD," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'specialist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for specialist
specialist
noun
English Language Learners Definition of specialist
: a person who has special knowledge and skill relating to a particular job, area of study, etc.
: a doctor who deals with health problems that relate to a specific area of medicine
: a rank in the U.S. Army that is above the rank of private and below the rank of corporal
See the full definition for specialist in the English Language Learners Dictionary
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Kids Definition of specialist
1
: a person who studies or works at a special occupation or branch of learning
a specialist in animal behavior an eye specialist
2
: an enlisted person in the army with a rank similar to that of corporal
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Medical Definition of specialist
: a medical practitioner whose practice is limited to a particular class of patients (as children) or of diseases (as skin diseases) or of technique (as surgery)
especially
: a physician who is qualified by advanced training and certification by a specialty examining board to so limit his or her practice
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