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generalist

someone who does not specialise professionally but who has a good basic knowledge of all kinds of subjects
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Summary

generalist is an occupation[1]. generalist is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • generalist's instance of is recorded as occupation[3].
  • generalist is the opposite of specialist[4].
  • generalist's facet of is recorded as multipotentiality[5].
  • generalist's facet of is recorded as polymath[6].
  • generalist's facet of is recorded as philomath[7].
  • generalist's facet of is recorded as interdisciplinarity[8].
  • generalist's facet of is recorded as Jack of all trades, master of none[9].
  • generalist's facet of is recorded as Jack of all trades[10].

Why It Matters

generalist is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · BrunoScottBR · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → someone who does not specialise professionally but who has a good basic knowledg
    Opposite of → specialist
    Facet of → multipotentiality, polymath, philomath +3
    Imported from → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||pt, pt-br */ Rótulos e descrições em português"
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