noun · neutral
specialist
/ˈspeʃəlɪst/SPE·cial·ist
Band 5-6task1task2speaking
a person highly trained in a particular area
Examples
“We need to consult a soil specialist before building.”
“An IT specialist fixed the network problem.”
“Medical specialists reviewed the patient's case.”
Band 8 sentence
“We hired a soil specialist to assess whether the site was suitable for building a school.”
Collocations
- medical specialist
- IT specialist
- specialist in
Word family
specialise / specialize verbspecialist nounspecialised / specialized adjectivespecialisation / specialization noun
Common mistakes
He is specialist in cardiology.→He is a specialist in cardiology.
Her speciality is cardiology.→Her speciality is cardiology.
Say it for a higher band
5expert→6consultant→7+specialist
Synonyms
expert
Easily confused
expert
“She's widely regarded as an expert on climate policy.”
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