English > specialist: 2 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | An expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning. |
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| Synonyms | specializer, specialiser |
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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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| Adjectives | specialistic | of or related to or characteristic of specialists |
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| specialistic | showing focused training |
| Nouns | specialism | the special line of work you have adopted as your career |
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| specialism | the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation |
| Verbs | specialize, specialise | devote oneself to a special area of work |
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English > specialist: 2 senses > noun 2, person | Meaning | practices one branch of medicine. |
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| Synonym | medical specialist |
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| Narrower | ENT man, ear-nose-and-throat doctor, otolaryngologist, otorhinolaryngologist, rhinolaryngologist | A specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat |
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| anesthesiologist, anesthetist, anaesthetist | A specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated |
| baby doctor, pediatrician, pediatrist, paediatrician | A specialist in the care of babies |
| cardiologist, heart specialist, heart surgeon | A specialist in cardiology |
| chiropodist, foot doctor, podiatrist | A specialist in care for the feet |
| dermatologist, skin doctor | A doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin |
| diagnostician, pathologist | A doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis |
| diplomate | medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a diploma granted by an appropriate professional group |
| ear doctor, ear specialist, otologist | A physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases |
| embryologist | A physician who specializes in embryology |
| endocrinologist | physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system |
| gerontologist, geriatrician | A specialist in gerontology |
| gynecologist, gynaecologist, woman's doctor | A specialist in gynecology |
| hematologist, haematologist | A doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs |
| hygienist | A medical specialist in hygiene |
| internist | A specialist in internal medicine |
| neurologist, brain doctor | A medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it |
| obstetrician, accoucheur | A physician specializing in obstetrics |
| oncologist | A specialist in oncology |
| ophthalmologist, eye doctor, oculist | A medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye |
| orthopedist, orthopaedist | A specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children) |
| orthoptist | A specialist in orthoptics |
| proctologist | A doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus |
| psychiatrist, head-shrinker, shrink | A physician who specializes in psychiatry |
| radiographer | A person who makes radiographs |
| radiologist, radiotherapist | A medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease |
| rheumatologist | A physician specializing in rheumatic diseases |
| urologist | A specialist in urology |
| Broader | doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico | A licensed medical practitioner |
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| Spanish | especialista |
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| Catalan | especialista |
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| Adjectives | specialistic | of or related to or characteristic of specialists |
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| specialistic | showing focused training |
| Nouns | specialism | the special line of work you have adopted as your career |
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| specialism | the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation |
| Verbs | specialize, specialise | devote oneself to a special area of work |
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