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generalist

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.lɪst/ Canada, US, UK
/ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɪst/ Australia

noun generalists

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.
Similar: nonspecialist
A general practitioner.
Species which can thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions. A eurytopic species.

Opposite: specialist, stenotopic

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noun

Opposite: specialist, stenotopic

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noun person with a broad general knowledge

Español	generalista
日本語	何でも屋 nandemoya, ゼネラリスト zenerarisuto
Français	généraliste
Deutsch	Generalist

noun general practitioner

Español	generalista

noun biological species

Deutsch	Generalist

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@misc{generalist_2026,
  title = {generalist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/generalist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}