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Another word for specialist

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Noun
      1. (Obs.) A person learned in the arts or sciences; scholar
      2. A musician with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.
      3. (Archaic) A person with a strong interest in the fine arts, especially in antiquities.
      1. One whose occupation requires training in a specific technical process:
      2. A person skilled in the technicalities of some subject
      3. A person providing technological or technical assistance or support
      1. (Informal) An expert or connoisseur, often, specif., a self-proclaimed one
      2. (Chiefly US) A self-styled expert in a given field.
      3. A person who has special knowledge or experience; an expert.
      1. A specialist of a given field whose opinion is valued; especially in one of the fine arts, or in a matter of taste
      2. A person who has expert knowledge and keen discrimination in some field, esp. in the fine arts or in matters of taste
      1. One that is invested with this power, especially a government or body of government officials:
      2. The power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge.
      3. An accepted source of expert information or advice:
      1. An idiot savant.
      2. A learned person; eminent scholar
      3. A person with a severe developmental disorder or other major mental disability who possesses some remarkable aptitude, as for memorization, rapid mental calculation, art, or music
      1. Any of various plants of the genus Salvia of the mint family, especially S. officinalis, having aromatic grayish-green leaves.
      2. Any of a genus (Salvia) of plants of the mint family, having a two-lipped corolla and two stamens: sages are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage (S. splendens) with brilliant red flowers, or for flavoring, as the garden sage (S. officinalis) with aromatic leaves used, when dried, for seasoning meats, cheeses, etc.
      3. A very wise person; esp., an elderly man, widely respected for his wisdom, experience, and judgment
      1. A person who engages in some art, sport, etc. for money, esp. as a means of livelihood, rather than as a hobby
      2. One who earns a living in a given or implied occupation:
      3. A skilled practitioner; an expert.
      1. A student who holds or has held a particular scholarship.
      2. A specialist in a given branch of knowledge:
      3. A specialist in a particular branch of learning, esp. in the humanities
      1. The act of hitting a golf ball in the hole with one's first shot.
      2. (Racket Sports, Handball) A score made by a serve that one's opponent fails to touch
      3. A serve that one's opponent fails to hit.
      1. Any person who has served in the armed forces
      2. A person who is long experienced or practiced in an activity or capacity:
      3. An old, experienced soldier, etc., esp. one who served in time of war
      1. A highly skilled workman or craftsman qualified to follow his or her trade independently and, usually, to supervise the work of others
      2. Used as a title for a man who serves as the head or presiding officer of certain societies, clubs, orders, or institutions.
      3. A person, esp. a man, who rules others or has control, authority, or power over something
      1. A person strongly devoted to something or someone
      2. One who is ardently devoted to something; an enthusiast or advocate:
      3. A person extremely devoted to religion; zealot
      1. A highly skilled person; an expert:
      2. A person who is highly skilled in some field of knowledge or work; expert
      1. A person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject.
      2. A person who is very skillful or highly trained and informed in some special field
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  • Lana turned and smiled as the security specialist drove towards her in a cart.

  • I read about the specialist in Houston.

  • The specialist can fix it in the morning.

  • They're flying in a specialist from overseas.

  • If you think the specialist might be able to help you, I think it would be a good idea to go.

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