Specialist vs. Analyst: What’s the Difference?

  • Specialist (adjective)

    Specialised.

  • Specialist (noun)

    Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.

  • Specialist (noun)

    A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.

  • Specialist (noun)

    Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.

  • Specialist (noun)

    An organism that is specialized for a particular environment.

    “The tree Lepidothamnus laxifolius is a high alpine specialist found in high-altitude bog communities and in scrub.”

  • Analyst (noun)

    Someone who analyzes.

  • Analyst (noun)

    A mathematician who studies real analysis.

  • Analyst (noun)

    A systems analyst.

  • Analyst (noun)

    A practitioner of psychoanalysis.

  • Analyst (noun)

    A financial analyst; a business analyst.

Wiktionary
  • Specialist (noun)

    a person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity; a person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field

    “the study was undertaken by a market-research specialist”

    “he is a specialist in psychometric testing”

  • Specialist (noun)

    a person highly trained in a particular branch of medicine

    “her doctor thought her allergy was psychosomatic, but he sent her to a specialist”

  • Specialist (adjective)

    possessing or involving detailed knowledge or study of a restricted topic

    “you may require specialist financial advice”

  • Specialist (adjective)

    concentrating on a restricted field, market, or area of activity

    “a specialist electrical shop”

Oxford Dictionary

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