specialist
Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic.
Adjective 1 meaning
Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic.
Noun 4 meanings
Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
A player on a team who primarily employs one particular skill or takes one particular role.
A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.
Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.
Etymology
Borrowed from French spécialiste, equivalent to special + -ist.
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SPECIALIST at a glance
SPECIALIST has 10 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (S 1 + P 3 + E 1 + C 3 + I 1 + A 1 + L 1 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,409 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with specialist
All rhymesOne letter away
- SPECIALISE14
- SPECIALISM16
- SPECIALEST14
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