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Therapist vs Specialist - What's the difference?

therapist | specialist |

As nouns the difference between therapist and specialist

is that therapist is someone who provides therapy, usually professionally while specialist is someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.

As an adjective specialist is

specialised.

therapist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who provides therapy, usually professionally.
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    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

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