generalist
pronunciation
How to pronounce generalist in British English:
UK [ˈdʒenrəlɪst]
How to pronounce generalist in American English:
US [ˈdʒenrəlɪst]
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- Noun:
- a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests
Word Origin
- generalist (n.)
- 1610s, "one who generalizes," from general (adj.) + -ist. From 1894 as "one who engages in general studies" (opposed to specialist).
Example
- 1. Most younger professors look forward to their release from this sort of required generalist teaching , for which they have neither the training nor the taste .
- 2. Although there is some debate among the technocrats as to the benefits of a stronger rmb , we assume their median position is slightly more favorable to appreciation than that of the generalist factions .
- 3. Are you a generalist or a specialist ?
- 4. But with the search engines expanding so far afield in the signals they consider and the verticals / media types they include , I have to face facts - seo today calls for much more of a talented generalist than a pointed specialist .
- 5. Deregulation would be disruptive : many generalist " country lawyers " could be swept away .