specialist n - definition in American English Dictionary

specialist

/ˈspeʃ·ə·lɪst/ n [C]

› someone who limits his or her studying or work to a particular area of knowledge, and who is an expert in that area:

She’s a specialist in financial management.

› A specialist is also a doctor who works in and knows a lot about one particular area of medicine:

an eye/heart/joint specialist

(Definition of specialist n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to compete for a position in a sports team or a part in a play

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