specialist

Other forms of specialist

plural

specialists·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about specialist

What does specialist mean?

specialist means "an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in specialist?

specialist has 3 syllables: spec-ia-list. The stress falls on "spec". In IPA it is /ˈspɛʃələst/.

What is another word for specialist?

Close synonyms include specializer, specialiser, medical specialist. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of specialist?

The recorded antonyms are generalist.

Is specialist a common word?

specialist is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.