- 1a person who is an expert in a particular area of work or study a specialist in Japanese history
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- 2a doctor who has specialized in a particular area of medicine a cancer specialist You need to see a specialist. compare generalist
specialist magazines You need some specialist advice.See specialist in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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