generalist
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- noun
- /ˈdʒɛnərəlɪst/
- Multicultural awareness and appreciation are important for all school psychologists, just as the generalist competencies are important for all.
- generalist or specialist
- generalist role
- generalist teachers
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Watch on YouTubeBut for a generalist like me, that's only one of them.
- But for a generalist like me, that's only one of them.
- And I find great entrepreneurs are often good generalists.
- It's a call to action to embrace being a generalist.
- All the time for me in this shop, I'm such a generalist.
- Be specific, not this average mediocre generalist.
- So I think the best investors and capital allocators are typically generalists that find specialists.
- And the Royal Society put an outsider on this to start to see whether this is a generalist.
- And also, I think I am a generalist through and through, like I'm decent at a fair amount of things, but definitely not a specialist.
- There are the generalists, the specialists, and the authority celebrities.
- And it it's punishing generalist Jack of all trades, especially people that are generalist in the physical realm.
Examples
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And when I switched to focus on a role that was more about a generalist profile, about doing a lot of things, that's when my career took off.
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We need more generalists, musicians who see the field of music as a whole.
Academic text (1996) -
"I would be far more of a generalist compared with them," he adds.
Academic text (2011) -
And also, I think I am a generalist through and through, like I'm decent at a fair amount of things, but definitely not a specialist.
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But for a generalist like me, that's only one of them.
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Among the implications is a strong emphasis on preparing social work students for generalist practice.
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Family doctors, however, are generalists who must be familiar with a wide range of medical disciplines.
Academic text (1995) -
So I think the best investors and capital allocators are typically generalists that find specialists.
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His background includes seven years as a human resources generalist, recruiter, HR manager, and HR blogger.
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He is a generalist who can work on a variety of projects without focusing on just one area.
Synonyms
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A person who has skill and knowledge in many different areas like art and science
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A person who is good at many different things
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9.1
A person who knows a lot about many different subjects
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A person who can do many different jobs fairly well but is not an expert
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Etymology
The word generalist comes from the common word general, which means 'of many kinds' or 'not limited to one type', plus the ending -ist, which means 'a person who does something'. So a generalist is someone who knows about many different things instead of just one area.