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Specialist vs Superspecialist - What's the difference?

specialist | superspecialist |

As nouns the difference between specialist and superspecialist

is that specialist is someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research while superspecialist is a specialist working in a particularly narrow and specialized field.

As an adjective specialist

is 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

    * ----

    superspecialist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A specialist working in a particularly narrow and specialized field.
  • * 1999 , Jan Sugar-Webb, Opportunities in Physician Careers
    • Some otolaryngologists solve this by becoming superspecialists , specializing only in facial plastic surgery, for instance, or otology (relating to disorders of the ear).

    Related terms

    * superspecialism * superspecialisation, superspecialization