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ist-(suffix): one who is devoted to something [Latin]

What is the meaning of the word specialist in paragraph 5 of the passage?


a place where doctors study medicine


a person who researches common diseases


a person who is an authority on a specific subject


a place where people are treated for serious injuries

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a person who is an authority on a specific subject

Explanation: the suffix -ist means “one who is devoted to something,” so a specialist is someone devoted to (i.e., an expert in) a specific area.