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Specialist vs Technologist - What's the difference?

specialist | technologist |

As nouns the difference between specialist and technologist

is that specialist is someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research while technologist is a {{l/en|scientist}} or an {{l/en|engineer}} who specializes in a particular {{l/en|technology}}, or who uses technology in a particular {{l/en|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

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    technologist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A .
  • * 2012 , David Blockley, Engineering: (309), chapter 1, page 16:
    • Gravity, heat, [and] electromagnetism…are the natural phenomena that scientists study and that engineers and technologists use to make their tools.

    Usage notes

    * , etc. These specialist practitioners’ two-word titles tend to be etymologically preceded by the equivalent two-word names of their specialist fields.

    External links

    * ("technologist" on Wikipedia)