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specialist

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

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

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

Dr. Robert Leroy Hutton, a retired specialist in internal medicine and a well‐known diagnostician, died yesterday here.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(sports) A player on a team who primarily employs one particular skill or takes one particular role.

Most Americans mistakenly believe that they must see specialists for almost every medical problem.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(British) Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic.

Origin: , equivalent to. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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