Lexic.us

Definition of Generalist

1. Noun. A modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests. "A statistician has to be something of a generalist"

Definition of Generalist

1. 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. ¹

2. Noun. (medicine) A general practitioner. ¹

3. Noun. (ecology) Species which can thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Generalist

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Generalist

1. A general physician or family physician; a physician trained to take care of the majority of nonsurgical diseases, sometimes including obstetrics. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Generalist

Literary usage of Generalist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Scientists, Plants and Politics: A History of the Plant Genetic Resources by Robin Pistorius (1997)
"The Generalist versus the Mission-Oriented Approach Perhaps the most ... Frankel called this the "generalist" strategy (Frankel 1975:126, 131; 1985:27). ..."

2. The Curriculum by John Franklin Bobbitt (1918)
"Some things can be seen most clearly by the generalist; other things most clearly by the ... As indicated by the width of the bars, the generalist will see ..."

3. Medicare: Focus on Physician Practice Patterns Can Lead to Greater Program ...by A. Bruce Steinwald by A. Bruce Steinwald (2007)
"37 Figure 6: Percentage of Generalist Physicians by Their Medicare Practice's Proportion of Overly Expensive Beneficiaries— Baton Rouge, La. ..."

4. Living Longer, Growing Stronger: The Vital Role of Geriatric Medicine edited by Charles E. Grassley (1998)
"In 1992, the AAMC issued a report on the generalist physician that recommended an ... Many of these strategies, repeated from the repon on the generalist ..."

Other Resources: