specialists

NOUN

person who is an expert in a field

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority consultant doctor guru professional scholar technician

STRONG

ace adept connoisseur devotee pro pundit sage savant veteran virtuoso

WEAK

attending physician old hand old pro

Antonyms

STRONG

amateur ignoramus rookie

WEAK

general practitioner

Example Sentences

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If we only look at consultant-led specialisms, then waiting times can be compared with England.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024

To make a comparison with England, we have to adjust the Welsh figures to only count consultant-led specialisms.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2023

The figures show that 20.1% of patients in Wales - almost 134,000 in those consultant-led specialisms - are waiting more than a year, compared to 5.2% of patients on similar waiting lists in England.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2023

This leaves us with only the consultant-led specialisms in both nations and that makes comparison possible.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2023

This very wealth of historical interests and resources, the corresponding multiplicity of specialisms, more than ever proves the need of some means by which to group and classify them.

From Civics: as Applied Sociology by Geddes, Patrick