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Specialist vs Talent - What's the difference?

specialist | talent |

As nouns the difference between specialist and talent

is that specialist is someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research while talent is talent.

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

    Anagrams

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    talent

    English

    (wikipedia talent)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East.
  • * 1611 , Authorized Version, (w) XXV 14-15:
  • For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents , to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
  • (label) A desire or inclination for something.
  • * :
  • But my hede said sir Palomydes I wille not ryde these thre dayes // therfor I pray you syr Dynadan abyde and ryde with vs / Feythfully said Dynadan I wylle not abyde for I haue suche a talent to see sir Tristram that I may not abyde longe from hym
  • A marked natural ability or skill.
  • (label) The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness.
  • * 2011 , Nic Venter, Wow! What a Life! (page 179)
  • I went down to the beach front, of course, for that was the first thing that all Vaalies did: to look at the sea and to check the talent on the beach.

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