generalist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.lɪst/ /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɪst/

generalist generalists

From general + -ist.

specialist stenotopic

supergeneralist

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