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SPECIALISER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
Synonyms:
specialiser; specialist; specializer
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("specialiser" is a kind of...):
expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "specialiser"):
arborist; tree surgeon (a specialist in treating damaged trees)
Teutonist (a specialist in the history of the Teutonic people or language (especially with respect to the Teutonic influence on the history of England))
orientalist (a specialist in oriental subjects)
oculist; optometrist (a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses)
meteorologist (a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions)
limnologist (a specialist in the study of freshwater ponds and lakes)
decorator; house decorator; interior decorator; room decorator (a person who specializes in interior decoration)
designer; interior designer (a person who specializes in interior design)
graphologist; handwriting expert (a specialist in inferring character from handwriting)
designer; graphic designer (someone who specializes in graphic design)
Germanist (a specialist in the study of Germanic language or culture or literature)
fingerprint expert; fingerprint man; fingerprint specialist (a specialist in identifying fingerprints)
educationalist; educationist (a specialist in the theory of education)
dietician; dietitian (a specialist in the study of diet and nutrition)
nutritionist (a specialist in the study of nutrition)
crystallographer (a specialist in crystallography)
criminologist (a specialist in criminology)
canonist (a specialist in canon law)
attache (a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission)
enologist; fermentologist; oenologist (a specialist in wine making)
Derivation:
specialise (devote oneself to a special area of work)
