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Specialist vs Processor - What's the difference?

specialist | processor |

As nouns the difference between specialist and processor

is that specialist is someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research while processor is a person who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc).

As an adjective specialist

is (british) specialised.

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

    * ----

    processor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc.).
    • He is a loan processor with a bank.
  • A device which processes, which changes something. (rfex)
  • A microprocessor.
    • This computer has two processors , but only one keyboard.

    Synonyms

    * (microprocessor) central processing unit, CPU

    Derived terms

    * food processor * microprocessor * word processor

    Related terms

    * procedure * processus