specialist
Definitions of specialist
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a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfullysynonyms: connaisseur, deskundige, deskundoloog, expert, kenner, routiniertypes:aas, ace, beroemdheid, bles, bliksembezoek, grootheid, ingewijde, insider, meester, meesteres, ster, superstar, talent, virtuoossomeone who is dazzlingly skilled in any fieldlandbouwdeskundige, landbouweconoom, landbouwkundigean expert in soil management and field-crop productionanalist, chemicien, chemicus, scheikundige, systeemanalist, systeemdeskundigean expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actionscalculator, rekenaar, rekentabel, rekentafelan expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)computerdeskundigean authority on computers and computinghortoloog, hovenier, tuinbouwkundige, tuinderan expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants)jurist, meester, rechtsgeleerde, rechtskundige, wetgeleerdea legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nationslapidariuman expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving themmytholoogan expert on mythologycommentator, observant, observator, observatorium, radiocommentator, sterrenwacht, waarnemeran expert who observes and comments on somethingparlementslidan expert in parliamentary rules and proceduresdouane, douaneambtenaar, douanebeambte, douanier, grenswacht, grenswachtera person who is unusually skilled in certain waystalenta person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activityold-timer, oldtimer, oudgediende, routinier, veteraanan experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long serviceattachéa specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic missionkeuringsarts, sociaal-geneeskundigea public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causescontroleur, dijkmeester, examinator, insp., inspecteur, inspectricean investigator who observes carefullybloemkweker, hovenier, kweker, plantenkweker, tuinder, tuinier, tuinmansomeone who takes care of a gardenbinnenhuisarchitect, decorateur, huisschilder, interieurontwerper, schildera person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishingsscherpschuttersomeone skilled in shootingprofessionalan authority qualified to teach apprenticesmeteoroloog, weerkundigea specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditionsombudsman, ombudsvrouwa government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the governmentoculist, oftalmoloog, oogarts, oogheelkundigea person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glassesoriëntalista specialist in oriental subjectsfysiotherapeuttherapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorderactuaris, statisticus, verzekeringsexpert, verzekeringswiskundigesomeone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)boomchirurga specialist in treating damaged treestype of:
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an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learningtypes:attachéa specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic missionbinnenhuisarchitect, decorateur, huisschilder, interieurontwerper, schildera person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishingsmeteoroloog, weerkundigea specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditionsoculist, oftalmoloog, oogarts, oogheelkundigea person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glassesoriëntalista specialist in oriental subjectsboomchirurga specialist in treating damaged treestype of:connaisseur, deskundige, deskundoloog, expert, kenner, routiniera person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
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practices one branch of medicinetypes:anesthesioloog, anesthesist, narcotiseura specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treatedcardiochirurg, cardioloog, hartchirurg, hartspecialista specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heartchiropodista specialist in care for the feetdermatoloog, huidarts, huidspecialista doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skinoorarts, oorheelkundige, oorspecialist, otolooga physician who specializes in the ear and its diseasesoorarts, oorheelkundige, oorspecialist, otolooga specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throatoculist, oftalmoloog, oogarts, oogheelkundigea medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eyeorthopedist, orthopeeda specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)röntgenlaboranta person who makes radiographsradioloog, röntgenolooga medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of diseaseurolooga specialist in urologygerechtspsychiatera psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illnesstype of:arts, dokter, esculaap, geneesheer, geneeskundige, heelmeester, medicus, pil, rakela licensed medical practitioner
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