English > specialiser: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | An expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning. |
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| Synonyms | specialist, specializer |
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| Narrower | Germanist | A specialist in the study of Germanic language or culture or literature |
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| Teutonist | A specialist in the history of the Teutonic people or language (especially with respect to the Teutonic influence on the history of England) |
| attache | A specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission |
| canonist | A specialist in canon law |
| criminologist | A specialist in criminology |
| crystallographer | A specialist in crystallography |
| dietician, dietitian | A specialist in the study of nutrition |
| educationist, educationalist | A specialist in the theory of education |
| enologist, oenologist, fermentologist | A specialist in wine making |
| fingerprint expert, fingerprint specialist, fingerprint man | A specialist in identifying fingerprints |
| graphic designer, designer | someone who specializes in graphic design |
| graphologist, handwriting expert | A specialist in inferring / inferring character from handwriting |
| interior decorator, house decorator, room decorator, decorator | A person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings |
| interior designer, designer | A person who specializes in interior design |
| limnologist | A specialist in the study of freshwater ponds and lakes |
| meteorologist | A specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions |
| nutritionist | A specialist in the study of nutrition |
| optometrist, oculist | A person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses |
| orientalist | A specialist in oriental subjects |
| tree surgeon, arborist | A specialist in treating damaged trees |
| Broader | expert | A person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully |
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| Opposite | Renaissance man, generalist | A modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests |
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| Spanish | especialista |
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| Catalan | especialista |
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| Verbs | specialise | devote oneself to a special area of work |
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