different between specialist vs layman

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

Etymology

From Middle English lay +? man.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?le?m?n/
• Rhymes: -e?m?n

Noun

layman (plural laymen)

1. Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
2. (by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.

3. A common person.
4. A person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject.
   • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 221d.

     should he be held to be just a layman, or does he have some art?

5. A generally ignorant person.
6. Lay-sister or lay-brother, person received into a convent of monks, following the vows, but not being member of the order.

Antonyms

• cleric
• priest
• monk
• friar
• expert
• specialist
• professional

Derived terms

• in layman's terms

Related terms

• laity

Translations

Anagrams

• yalman