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
Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Wide receiver and return specialist Dee Eskridge won’t suit up with a shoulder injury, something that coach Mike McDaniel said Friday morning.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Other organisations refusing to sign up include CNN, Reuters, HuffPost and a specialist military trade publication, Breaking Defense.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Once Moody was waived, the 49ers had three new specialists to go along with long-snapper Jon Weeks (for Taybor Pepper) and punter Thomas Morstead (for Mitch Wishnowsky).
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Wide receiver and return specialist Dee Eskridge won’t suit up with a shoulder injury, something that coach Mike McDaniel said Friday morning.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Last week, when discussing these trends on The Athletic FC Podcast, we were joined by specialist throw-in coach Thomas Gronnemark.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Other organisations refusing to sign up include CNN, Reuters, HuffPost and a specialist military trade publication, Breaking Defense.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialist
Noun
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The tech can interpret brain scans twice as accurately as professionals examining stroke patients, spot more bone fractures than humans can, and detect early signs of more than 1,000 diseases.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government and staffed by medical professionals, maintains detailed records viewed as generally reliable by independent experts.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Over the past two years, preschool to fifth grade teachers have participated in specialized professional development to build literacy skills and have delivered promising results, according to Guerin.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The release of this specialized collection follows Rhode’s most recent product addition, Peptide Eye Prep.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Both consultants estimated that inflation in Caracas is currently running between 20% and 30% a month and is destined to keep rising as long as the bolivar depreciation continues.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Why This Matters Oscar campaigns mean parties, consultants, advertisements, and other exercises that carry steep price tags.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Plus, an expert PEOPLE editor answers the burning question of the week, and one of our favorite stars joins us for a sitdown.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Joining them were a who’s who of rock acts, playing for free, paying homage to the original masters of metal, the likes of Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, and Alice in Chains.—
Stephen Rea,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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For him, that included college and a master’s degree.—
Chris Dovi,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But despite all the technical jargon, and despite the breathless chase after the newest innovations, the basic ideas of AI are not that complicated, and not that new, and they can be understood by all of us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The world’s most valuable company will offer technical talks and training through its Nvidia Deep Learning Institute to emerging startups in India.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Black walnuts have an extremely hard shell that requires special tools or a heavy hammer to crack.—
Randy Moll,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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To help compensate for the closure, the lower-level fine dining restaurant, George’s at the Cove, will offer lunch and dinner service when it’s not closed for special events, and its Level2 dining room and bar will remain open during the construction work.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Specialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialist. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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