generalist
noun
gen·er·al·ist
ˈjen-rə-list 
ˈje-nə-
: one whose skills, interests, or habits are varied or unspecialized
Examples of generalist in a Sentence
The staff includes both generalists and specialists.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The splashiest headlines often focus on AI models created by the likes of Google and OpenAI, which cost billions of dollars to train and can perform as generalists answering all kinds of questions.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Highly Trained Specialists: Offshore staff recruited and managed by Office Beacon are not generalists.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Advertising Needs To Be Grounded In Data And Research
A strong creative is also a cultural generalist—someone who understands people and has a pulse on society, from geopolitical to pop-cultural and behavioral trends.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Generalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/generalist. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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generalist
noun
gen·er·al·ist
ˈjen-(ə-)rə-ləst
: a person whose skills or interests extend to several different fields
Medical Definition
generalist
noun
gen·er·al·ist
ˈjen-(ə-)rə-ləst
: an individual whose skills or interests extend to several different medical fields
especially
: general practitioner
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