Specialist vs. Generalist

Specialistadjective

(British) Specialised.

Specialistnoun

Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.

Specialistnoun

(medicine) A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.

Specialistnoun

Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.

Specialistnoun

An organism that is specialized for a particular environment.

Specialistnoun

One who devotes himself to some specialty; as, a medical specialist, one who devotes himself to diseases of particular parts of the body, as the eye, the ear, the nerves, etc.

Specialistnoun

an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning

Specialistnoun

practices one branch of medicine

Specialistnoun

a person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity; a person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field

Specialistnoun

a person highly trained in a particular branch of medicine

Specialistadjective

possessing or involving detailed knowledge or study of a restricted topic

Specialistadjective

concentrating on a restricted field, market, or area of activity

Generalistnoun

A person with a broad general knowledge, especially one with more than superficial knowledge in several areas and the ability to combine ideas from diverse fields.

Generalistnoun

(medicine) A general practitioner.

Generalistnoun

(ecology) Species which can thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions.

Generalistnoun

a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests;