different between specialist vs especially

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French spécialiste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sp???l?st/

Adjective

specialist (comparative more specialist, superlative most specialist)

1. (Britain) Specialised.

Noun

specialist (plural specialists)

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

   Synonyms: aficionado, enthusiast, connoisseur

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

   Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:physician

3. (US, military) Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.
4. An organism that is specialized for a particular environment.

Antonyms

• generalist

Derived terms

• specialistic

Related terms

• specialize
• subspecialty
• subspecialist

Translations

Further reading

• specialist on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• plasticise

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French spécialiste.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /?spe?.?a??l?st/
• Hyphenation: spe?ci?a?list
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

specialist m (plural specialisten, diminutive specialistje n, feminine specialiste)

1. specialist

Derived terms

• specialistisch

Related terms

• specialisme

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: spesialis

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French spécialiste.

Noun

specialist m (plural speciali?ti, feminine equivalent specialist?)

1. specialist

Declension

Synonyms

• expert

Swedish

Etymology

special +? -ist

Noun

specialist c

1. a specialist

Declension

Related terms

• specialistkunskap
• specialistsjuksköterska

See also

• expert

English

Alternative forms

• esp., esp

Etymology

especial +? -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??sp??(?)li/, /??sp??(?)li/, /??sp??(?)li/
• (nonstandard, proscribed) IPA^(key): /?k?sp??(?)li/

Adverb

especially (comparative more especially, superlative most especially)

1. (manner) In a special manner; specially.
2. (focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.
3. (focus) Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something.

   • Captain Edward Carlisle […] felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, […]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.

Synonyms

• (special manner):
• (particularly): in particular; see also Thesaurus:specifically
• (emphasis): first and foremost; see also Thesaurus:above all

Related terms

• especial
• special
• specialist
• specialty
• 'specially

Translations

See also

• esp