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specialista person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity; a person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity; a person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/

Korean meaning: 특정 분야의 전문가, 전문의

Korean pronunciation: **스페**셜리스트

Example Sentences

  • My uncle claims he's a pizza specialist, but he just eats a lot of pizza.
  • The company hired a cybersecurity specialist after their password was hacked (it was '123456').
  • As a sleep specialist, Dr. Kim ironically suffers from chronic insomnia.

specialist

NOUN

//ˈspɛʃəlɪst//

a person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity; a person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field

specialist concept
💡 Concept

The specialist examines the rare painting with precision instruments while curators wait anxiously.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈspɛʃəlɪst/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈspɛʃəlɪst/

🌳Etymology

Rootspecial
Suffix--ist

Origin

From French 'spécialiste', derived from Latin 'specialis' meaning 'of a particular kind' or 'individual', which comes from 'species' meaning 'kind' or 'sort'. The suffix '-ist' denotes a person who practices or specializes in something.

🎵Rhyme

journalistrealistnovelist
journalist
realist
novelist

🔗Collocations

medical specialist
IT specialist
marketing specialist
consult a specialist
specialist knowledge
eye specialist

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My uncle claims he's a pizza specialist, but he just eats a lot of pizza.

😄 Fun example

The company hired a cybersecurity specialist after their password was hacked (it was '123456').

😄 Fun example

As a sleep specialist, Dr. Kim ironically suffers from chronic insomnia.

The research team included specialists from various fields of environmental science.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

expertprofessionalauthorityconsultant

Antonyms

generalistamateurnovice

Related

expertisespecializationprofessionalconsultantexpert

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