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generalist
[ jen-er-uh-list ]
/ ˈdʒɛn ər ə lɪst /
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noun
a person whose knowledge, aptitudes, and skills are applied to a field as a whole or to a variety of different fields (opposed to specialist).
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generalist
/ (ˈdʒɛnərəlɪst, ˈdʒɛnrə-) /
noun
- a person who is knowledgeable in many fields of study
- (as modifier)a generalist profession
ecology an organism able to utilize many food sources and therefore able to flourish in many habitatsCompare specialist (def. 3)
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