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Director vs Specialist - What's the difference?

director | specialist |

As nouns the difference between director and specialist

is that director is one who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director) while specialist is someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.

As an adjective specialist is

specialised.

director

English

Alternative forms

* directour (obsolete)

Noun

(wikipedia director) (en noun)
  • One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering''), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., ''film director ).
  • A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.
  • (chemistry) The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.

    • Derived terms

    * director circle * director conic

    Anagrams

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    specialist

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (British) Specialised.

    • Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia specialist)
  • Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
  • (medicine) A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.
  • (US, military) Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.

    • Synonyms

    * (Someone who is an expert or devoted to a particular area of study) aficionado, enthusiast, connoisseur

    Antonyms

    * generalist

    Hypernyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * specialistic

    Related terms

    * specialize * subspecialty * subspecialist

    Anagrams

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