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Definition of specialist adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

specialist

adjective
 
/ˈspeʃəlɪst/
 
/ˈspeʃəlɪst/
[only before noun]
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  1. having or involving expert knowledge of a particular area of work, study or medicine
    • specialist knowledge/training/skills
    • The patient should be transferred to a specialist unit.
    • We don't need any specialist equipment.
    • a specialist registrar/nurse/doctor
    • You need some specialist advice.
    • Her specialist subject is Italian Renaissance painting.
    Extra Examples
    • specialist care/​help
    • a specialist consultant in cancer genetics
    • specialist shops/​retailers
    • specialist journals/​magazines
See specialist in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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