"generalist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: generalists [plural]
Etymology: From general + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|general|ist}} general + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} generalist (plural generalists)
  1. A person with a broad general knowledge, especially one with more than superficial knowledge in several areas and the ability to combine ideas from diverse fields. Translations (person with a broad general knowledge): generalista (Catalan), 通才 (tōngcái) (Chinese), yleismies (Finnish), généraliste (French), Generalist [masculine] (German), 何でも屋 (nandemoya) (Japanese), ゼネラリスト (zenerarisuto) (Japanese), generalista (Spanish), generalist [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-generalist-en-noun-xc01EatD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 7 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 64 15 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 4 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 67 15 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 74 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 71 13 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 75 7 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 6 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 74 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 79 5 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 72 13 15 Disambiguation of 'person with a broad general knowledge': 90 6 4
  2. (medicine) A general practitioner. Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (general practitioner): generalista (Catalan), yleislääkäri (Finnish), generalista (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-generalist-en-noun-R0IXDjj0 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'general practitioner': 9 91 1
  3. (ecology) Species which can thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions. A eurytopic species. Categories (topical): Ecology Translations (biological species): generalisti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-generalist-en-noun-vkQk7bzO Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'biological species': 0 0 100

Inflected forms

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