specialist
Noun
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An expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning (synset 110651303)
is a type of: expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfullysubtypes:
- enologist, fermentologist, oenologist - a specialist in wine making
- 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
- nutritionist - a specialist in the study of nutrition
- dietician, dietitian - a specialist in the study of diet and 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
- designer, graphic designer - someone who specializes in graphic design
- graphologist, handwriting expert - a specialist in inferring character from handwriting
- designer, interior designer - a person who specializes in interior design
- decorator, house decorator, interior decorator, room decorator - a person who specializes in interior decoration
- 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
same as: specialiser, specializer -
Practices one branch of medicine (synset 110651974)
subtypes:
- 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
- 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, oculist, ophthalmologist - 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
same as: medical specialist
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