{
    "term": "specialist",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who is an expert in a particular area of work or study",
            "sensetop": "specialist in somethingspecialist on something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a specialist in Japanese history",
                    "contextForm": "specialist in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a communications/public relations/management specialist"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is the view of virtually all independent specialists on the region.",
                    "contextForm": "specialist on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is a specialist in children's literature."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is a specialist in eighteenth-century English painting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book is written by a noted specialist in the field."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They brought in an outside specialist to install the computer system."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a new generation of computer security specialists"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a rural-development specialist"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a specialist on the history of this city"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A team of legal specialists were employed to work on the case."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's a noted specialist in his field."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Jobs"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["leading", "top", "experienced"],
                "verb + specialist": ["bring in", "hire", "consult"],
                "preposition": ["specialist in", "specialist on"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a group of specialists",
                    "a team of specialists",
                    "a specialist in the field"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a doctor who has specialized in a particular area of medicine",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You need to **see a specialist**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a cancer/fertility specialist"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an eye/ear, nose, and throat specialist"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I trained as a psychiatric specialist at the hospital."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a leading cancer specialist"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was sent to see a specialist at the local hospital."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Specialists believe that this condition is genetic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an ear/​eye/​heart specialist"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Healthcare"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["leading", "top", "experienced"],
                "verb + specialist": ["bring in", "hire", "consult"],
                "preposition": ["specialist in", "specialist on"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a group of specialists",
                    "a team of specialists",
                    "a specialist in the field"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspeʃəlɪst/",
                "audio": "sp/specialist/specialist__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspeʃəlɪst/",
                "audio": "sp/specialist/specialist__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}