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specialist

spe·cial·ist [ spéshəlist ] (plural spe·cial·ists)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody in particular interest: somebody who specializes in an occupation, interest, or field of study

2. type of physician: a medical doctor who practices in a specific field

3. U.S. enlisted rank in U.S. army: an enlisted person in the U.S. Army with special technical skills, of a rank in a series numbered from 4 to 7 between corporal and sergeant first class


spe·cial·ist adjective
spe·cial·is·tic [ spèshə lístik ] adjective
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