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specialist definition

spe·cial·ist (-ist)

noun

  1. a person who specializes in a particular field of study, professional work, etc.
  2. ☆ U.S. Army any of six grades for enlisted personnel with technical training and duties, corresponding to the grades of corporal through sergeant major

adjective

of a specialist or specialism
also specialistic spe′·cial·is′·tic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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