specialist

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/

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Noun

Singular specialist

Plural specialists

1. (countable) A specialist is a person who is highly skilled in one type of activity or study.

   His army training had made him a bomb disposal specialist.

2. (countable) A specialist is a doctor who is skilled in treating one part of the body.

   It hurt so much when she swallowed food that she was sent to a throat specialist.

Related words

• special