different between subspecialty vs specialist

English

Alternative forms

• subspeciality (UK)

Etymology

sub- +? specialty

Noun

subspecialty (plural subspecialties)

1. A specialty within a specialty.

Derived terms

• subspecialist

Translations

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