specialistnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈspeʃ.əl.ɪst/us/ˈspeʃ.əl.ɪst/B2 someone who has a lot of experience, knowledge, or skill in a particular subject:
a software specialist
She's a specialist in modern French literature.
specialist advice/help
UK also consultant a doctor who has special training in and knowledge of a particular area of medicine:
She's a specialist in childhood illnesses.
I've asked to be referred to a specialist about my back pain.
a leading cancer/eye specialist
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- Her doctor was at fault for not sending her straight to a specialist.
- My doctor has referred me to a specialist for a second opinion on the results of my blood test.
- She's a specialist in Ancient Greece.
- You'll need a specialist to do that woodwork.
- We took specialist advice on restoring our cottage.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Experts and specialists
- a mine of information idiom
- academician
- authority
- boffin
- buff
- child prodigy
- doyen
- high priest
- hotshot
- know sth inside out idiom
- literati
- maven
- resident
- skilled
- superuser
- supremo
- techie
- technician
- technocracy
- virtuoso
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