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noun

Definition of specialistnext
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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adjective

variants or specialistic
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
Noun
Designing them has historically taken a specialist weeks to months per target. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Kristine Lang is an assistant professor and horticulture specialist at South Dakota State University. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026
Adjective
Heverin has lived in a specialist brain injury unit since November, having previously received treatment at Broadgreen Hospital. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026 That investigative effort was led by the Italian police branch known as the carabinieri, working alongside a specialist team focused on cultural heritage protection. — Willem Marx, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for specialist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialist
  1. professional
  2. specialized
  3. consultant
  4. expert
  5. master
  6. technical
  7. special
Noun
  • Firefighting professionals have reported an increase in firefighters in their 30s and 40s falling ill with rare and unexpected cancer symptoms and diagnoses well before someone their age should.
    — Sen. Saud Anwar, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Saranya shared her recommendations for On the Menu, a series that features chefs, bartenders and other industry professionals sharing their most beloved spots in KC to eat and imbibe.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of professional
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, enrollment in formal military cadet schools and specialized recruitment tracks reached 780,000 students by 2025, up from 200,000 in 2018.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Trying to mill titanium requires slow, specialized and expensive CNC processes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of specialized
Noun
  • Paul Rees, a driving consultant who was involved in the Top Gear crash, is also suing BBC Studios for £150,000 ($200,000) over the accident.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Our key cultural consultant and consulting producer, Liliana Bolaños, was tasked with finding partners and venues, enough to do a 20-city tour across major cities in the US.
    — Daren Smith, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of consultant
Adjective
  • The jury sat through about a month of evidence, including physical exhibits, medical testimony and expert psychiatric analysis.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Sign up to get expert tips on the best of Southern California's beaches, trails, parks, deserts, forests and mountains in your inbox every Thursday.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of expert
Noun
  • Related Articles Liberation of Flowers is debuting with three scents developed with master perfumer Christophe Laudamiel, who created Polo Blue for Ralph Lauren, Burberry London, Amber Absolute for Tom Ford, Thierry Mugler’s Aura and more.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The service got its name from the original Mechanical Turk, an 18th century chess-playing robot that was actually controlled by a human chess master.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of master
Adjective
  • Venezuela's industry has suffered from decades of underinvestment, deteriorating infrastructure and the loss of technical expertise.
    — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • However, the project remains at the study stage, and its technical feasibility, regulatory requirements and commercial prospects still need to be evaluated.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of technical
Adjective
  • At a special fair contest, Iowa pie bakers gave the Pie Lady Louise Piper a fitting farewell.
    — Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register, 28 Aug. 2026
  • If your stay involves a special occasion, the Teppanyaki show-cooking experience makes for an unforgettable celebration.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Specialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialist. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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