as in professional
a person who has a lot of training, knowledge, or skill in a particular area
She was a specialist in chemical engineering with many years of experience.
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as in specialized
involving, related to, or being special skills or knowledge needed to do a particular job
The job requires specialist knowledge.
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Recent Examples of specialist
Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026
It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.
—Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
The service sent three fire appliances and specialist units to the commercial property.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Flying as Orion's first-ever passengers, the Artemis 2 crew includes NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (the mission's commander), pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, also a mission specialist.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026
It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.
—Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
New specialist channels will include BBC3’s Deepwatch (working title), featuring new and existing documentaries.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
The service sent three fire appliances and specialist units to the commercial property.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialist
Noun
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The process for deciding on Powell’s replacement began in September with an 11-candidate field that included past and current Fed officials, economists and Wall Street investment professionals.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Not enough experience, young professional.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Gaza’s single specialized cancer hospital shut down early in the war, and Israeli troops blew it up in early 2025.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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This move establishes EnergyX as a domestic supplier of the specialized materials used in next-generation nuclear reactors.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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Emigration became a business, as newspapers filled with advertisements from consultants offering to advise people on how to escape the country.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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Court consultants reported multiple requests for information from the department have been ignored, including questions about waitlist criteria, accreditation reports and other key data.—
Sierra Pfeifer,
Oklahoman,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Finally, here's a story about the S&P 500, which outdistanced most expert forecasts in 2025.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Prevent water in your bird bath from freezing during the winter with these expert tips.—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Jan. 2026
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Dell is her stream's dungeon master, banishing those who don't abide by her terms and steadily rising up the platform's ranks with her sympathetic story and angry-funny screen presence.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Dogs kept some of their hierarchical instincts, replacing alpha wolves with their human masters.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Ratliff said help and technical assistance came from the National Co+op Grocers, whose members operate more than 240 stores in 39 states.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Sporting and technical director roles at clubs come in all shapes and sizes, but Costa’s is all-encompassing.—
Adam Leventhal,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Dalia Rawson, now the executive director of New Ballet in San Jose, spent decades training and refining her craft as a ballet dancer, and says that after rehearsing for weeks on end with the other members of her company, something special happened.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Among them are Dale Holness, a former Broward County commissioner who lost a special primary election in 2021 to Cherfilus-McCormick by five votes.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Specialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialist. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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