noun.
One who is devoted to a particular occupation or branch of study or research.
noun.
A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery, especially one who is certified by a board of physicians.
noun.
Any of several noncommissioned ranks in the US Army that correspond to that of corporal through sergeant first class.
noun.
A species with narrow habitat or food requirements.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A person who devotes himself to a particular branch of a profession, science, or art; one who has a special knowledge of some particular subject: thus, ophthalmologists, neurologists, or gynecologists are specialists in medicine.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specificbranch of study or research.
noun.
A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.
noun.
Any of several non-commissionedrankscorresponding to that of corporal.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
noun.
practices one branch of medicine
Word Usage
"In the case of NetizensForBradley. org, the specialist is the young Greg Laynor, who has read all the FEC literature but still concludes that "it's not clear if we're doing something wrong.""