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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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
Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Also flying are Scott Poteet, given the title of mission pilot, specialist Sarah Gillis, and specialist and medical officer Anna Menon.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026
But none of the Premier League’s refs or growing cohort of specialist VARs revel in the role of party pooper.
—Graham Scott, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Junior is owned by Victor Walter, who works for Highland Park as its multimedia specialist.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Also flying are Scott Poteet, given the title of mission pilot, specialist Sarah Gillis, and specialist and medical officer Anna Menon.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Amalgam uses Ferrari’s own CAD models, which were employed to perfect parts assembled by a team of specialist craftspeople.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026
But none of the Premier League’s refs or growing cohort of specialist VARs revel in the role of party pooper.
—Graham Scott, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialist
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Join us for our third CNBC Pro LIVE, where investors of all backgrounds - from financial professionals to everyday individuals - come together to cut through the noise and gain actionable strategies for smarter, more disciplined investing.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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The district deployed more than 2,600 substitute teachers and about 940 substitute educational support professionals to fill in at 76 schools.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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This specialized category of exercise made its way into fitness centers around 2000, and it's been a mainstay since.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
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Active for more than 15 years, Ties That Bind is a specialized initiative from EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs), a producer training organization focused on European-Asian co-production.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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But people who buy the off-brand Noguchi will quickly find the rice paper isn’t as warm, Pietrantoni, the lighting consultant, tells me.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 2026
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Over months of reporting, Marcus spoke with dozens of clemency recipients, lawyers, historians, and the consultants offering clients their pardon expertise.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Judge Liman did not immediately rule on whether the expert testimony on the topics would be permitted.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2026
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This new iteration was partly handled by Room40 label boss Lawrence English, who reconstructed the original master tapes and blended them with recent performances by Lockwood and Vanessa Tomlinson, who plays the gong.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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Leaders of the gardens have been undergoing a master planning effort for more than a year in an effort to accommodate visitation of the botanical garden doubling to more than 300,000 people annually over the past decade.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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These designs are part of a fuel management program that provides technical methods and codes for the existing nuclear fleet to support higher burn-ups and higher enrichment levels.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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Conor Gallagher lacks Xavi’s technical quality and Pape Matar Sarr is struggling with a shoulder injury.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Fifty years in one organization is really special.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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His elite pass protection and calm feet mean he can be trusted immediately to keep the quarterback clean on passing downs, while also providing a high-effort presence on special teams.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Specialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialist. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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