n. 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.
n. A general practitioner.
n. Species which can thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions.
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n. a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests
Word Usage
""If you're down here as a smart college graduate looking for what I call a generalist job in a corporate training program, that's going to be harder to find," Hines said, adding that these positions could be created once the niche areas grow."