HyperDic: generalist

English > 1 sense of the word generalist:
NOUNperson generalist, Renaissance mana modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests
generalist > pronunciation
Soundsjheh'nerahlihst
Rhymesabortionist ... Zionist: 245 rhymes with ihst...
English > generalist: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests.
Example"a statistician has to be something of a generalist"
SynonymRenaissance man
Broaderscholar, scholarly person, bookman, studentA learned person (especially in the humanities)
Oppositespecialist, specializer, specialiserAn expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning

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