NOUN | person | generalist, Renaissance man | a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests |
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Sounds | jheh'nerahlihst | |
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Rhymes | abortionist ... Zionist: 245 rhymes with ihst... |
Meaning | A modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests. | |
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Example | "a statistician has to be something of a generalist" | |
Synonym | Renaissance man | |
Broader | scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student | A learned person (especially in the humanities) |
Opposite | specialist, specializer, specialiser | An expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning |
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