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Specialist vs Specialized - What's the difference?

specialist | specialized |

As adjectives the difference between specialized and specialist

is that specialized is highly skilled in a specific field while specialist is specialised.

As a verb specialized

is past tense of specialize.

As a noun specialist is

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

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

    * ----

    specialized

    English

    Alternative forms

    * specialised (non-Oxford British spelling)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Highly skilled in a specific field.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (specialize)