specialists

NOUN

person who is an expert in a field

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority consultant doctor guru professional scholar technician

STRONG

ace adept connoisseur devotee pro pundit sage savant veteran virtuoso

WEAK

attending physician old hand old pro

Antonyms

STRONG

amateur ignoramus rookie

WEAK

general practitioner

Example Sentences

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"Many skilled tradespeople - electricians, roofers, installation specialists, technicians and craftspeople - are earning excellent incomes and are desperately needed by society," Van der Helm explains.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Starting Friday, specialists will begin assessing where everything stands.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

What’s more, many Advantage plans are structured as health maintenance organizations with limited choices of doctors, referral requirements for specialists, and prior authorization requirements for certain procedures.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Make sure that the plan you sign up for has a large panel of primary-care physicians and specialists to choose from.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

But stored food is essential for feeding non-food-producing specialists, and certainly for supporting whole towns of them.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond