Specialist
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One who devotes himself to some specialty; as, a medicalspecialist, one who devotes himself to diseases of particular partsof the body, as the eye, the ear, the nerves, etc.
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Somebody who excels in a certain field, above average. Also can mean just simply awesome.
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A rank in many modern militaries, especially the United States military, that is above private 1st class and below corporal (Army) in some instances.
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(n.) Someone who is special.
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Someone who is prejudiced against the mentally disadvantaged.
From [special needs].
Derived from [special] in the same way as [racist] and [sexist] are from
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Specialist in Field Hockey. Until a recent rule change, this was a player who came on merely to hit short corners. This is no longer permissible in the rules.
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A person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity; a person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field.
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