generalist
noun
gen·er·al·ist
ˈjen-rə-list 
ˈje-nə-
: one whose skills, interests, or habits are varied or unspecialized
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The staff includes both generalists and specialists.
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Access solutions built for convenience or created by generalists won’t be enough.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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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.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Specialists still have their place in the game, but modern football feels like the age of the generalist given the rise of greater tactical instruction from the sidelines.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
May Cause Increased Upskilling Cost The rise of marketing generalists comes at a cost.
—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
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“Generalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/generalist. Accessed 12 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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