Meaning

7 senses
  1. Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.

    Spezialist, Spezialistin, Fachmann

    специали́стspecialíst, специали́сткаspecialístka, экспе́ртekspért

    фахіве́цьfaxivécʹ, спеціалі́стspecialíst, спеціалі́сткаspecialístka

    an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning

  2. A player on a team who primarily employs one particular skill or takes one particular role.

  3. A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.

    Facharzt

    practices one branch of medicine

  4. (US)Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.

  5. An organism that is specialized for a particular environment.

    The tree Lepidothamnus laxifolius is a high alpine specialist found in high-altitude bog communities and in scrub.

  6. A stenotopic species.

  7. A sixth-former at Eton College.

Examples

159 sentences
  1. I wonder whether or not Tom has ever considered going to a specialist.

    Мені цікаво, чи Том колись розглядав можливість звернутися до спеціаліста. — deniko

    deIch frage mich, ob Tom es je in Erwägung gezogen hat, sich an einen Spezialisten zu wenden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. What did the specialist say?

    Що сказав спеціаліст? — deniko

    ruЧто сказал специалист? — marafon

  3. You should talk to a specialist.

    ruТебе следует поговорить со специалистом. — sharptoothed

  4. I know Tom is a specialist.

    ruЯ знаю, что Том — специалист. — marafon

  5. Tom is a quality control specialist.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
By meaning 2
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Origin

Borrowed from French spécialiste, equivalent to special + -ist.

Borrowed from French spécialiste, equivalent to special + -ist.

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