| specialist | | |
| n. (person) | 1. specialiser, specialist, specializer | an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning. |
| ~ enologist, fermentologist, oenologist | a specialist in wine making. |
| ~ expert | a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully. |
| ~ attache | a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission. |
| ~ canonist | a specialist in canon law. |
| ~ criminologist | a specialist in criminology. |
| ~ crystallographer | a specialist in crystallography. |
| ~ dietician, dietitian, nutritionist | a specialist in the study of nutrition. |
| ~ educationalist, educationist | a specialist in the theory of education. |
| ~ fingerprint expert, fingerprint man, fingerprint specialist | a specialist in identifying fingerprints. |
| ~ germanist | a specialist in the study of Germanic language or culture or literature. |
| ~ graphic designer, designer | someone who specializes in graphic design. |
| ~ graphologist, handwriting expert | a specialist in inferring character from handwriting. |
| ~ decorator, designer, house decorator, interior decorator, interior designer, room decorator | a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings. |
| ~ limnologist | a specialist in the study of freshwater ponds and lakes. |
| ~ meteorologist | a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions. |
| ~ oculist, optometrist | a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses. |
| ~ orientalist | a specialist in oriental subjects. |
| ~ teutonist | a specialist in the history of the Teutonic people or language (especially with respect to the Teutonic influence on the history of England). |
| ~ arborist, tree surgeon | a specialist in treating damaged trees. |
| n. (person) | 2. medical specialist, specialist | practices one branch of medicine. |
| ~ anaesthetist, anesthesiologist, anesthetist | a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated. |
| ~ baby doctor, paediatrician, pediatrician, pediatrist | a specialist in the care of babies. |
| ~ cardiologist, heart specialist, heart surgeon | a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart. |
| ~ chiropodist, foot doctor, podiatrist | a specialist in care for the feet. |
| ~ dermatologist, skin doctor | a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin. |
| ~ diagnostician, pathologist | a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis. |
| ~ diplomate | medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a diploma granted by an appropriate professional group. |
| ~ doc, doctor, physician, dr., md, medico | a licensed medical practitioner.; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor" |
| ~ ear doctor, ear specialist, otologist | a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases. |
| ~ embryologist | a physician who specializes in embryology. |
| ~ endocrinologist | physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system. |
| ~ ear-nose-and-throat doctor, ent man, otolaryngologist, otorhinolaryngologist, rhinolaryngologist | a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat. |
| ~ geriatrician, gerontologist | a specialist in gerontology. |
| ~ gynaecologist, gynecologist, woman's doctor | a specialist in gynecology. |
| ~ haematologist, hematologist | a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs. |
| ~ hygienist | a medical specialist in hygiene. |
| ~ internist | a specialist in internal medicine. |
| ~ brain doctor, neurologist | a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it. |
| ~ accoucheur, obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics. |
| ~ oncologist | a specialist in oncology. |
| ~ eye doctor, ophthalmologist, oculist | a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye. |
| ~ orthopaedist, orthopedist | a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children). |
| ~ orthoptist | a specialist in orthoptics. |
| ~ proctologist | a doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus. |
| ~ head-shrinker, psychiatrist, shrink | a physician who specializes in psychiatry. |
| ~ radiographer | a person who makes radiographs. |
| ~ radiologist, radiotherapist | a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease. |
| ~ rheumatologist | a physician specializing in rheumatic diseases. |
| ~ urologist | a specialist in urology. |
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