expert

[ek-spurt, ek-spurt, ik-spurt]

noun

1. a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority.

   a language expert.

   Synonyms: master, connoisseur

2. Military.

   1. the highest rating in rifle marksmanship, above that of marksman and sharpshooter.

   2. a person who has achieved such a rating.

adjective

1. possessing special skill or knowledge; trained by practice; skillful or skilled (often followed by in orat ).

   an expert driver;

   to be expert at driving a car.

   Synonyms: dexterous, proficient, experienced
   Antonyms: unskillful

2. pertaining to, coming from, or characteristic of an expert.

   expert work;

   expert advice.

verb (used with object)

1. to act as an expert for.

expert

/ ˈɛkspɜːt /

noun

1. a person who has extensive skill or knowledge in a particular field

adjective

1. skilful or knowledgeable

2. of, involving, or done by an expert

   an expert job

Other Word Forms

• expertly adverb
• expertness noun
• nonexpert noun
• proexpert adjective
• unexpert adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of expert¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin expertus “tried,” past participle of experīrī “to try”; experience

Word History and Origins

Origin of expert¹

C14: from Latin expertus known by experience, from experīrī to test; see _experience

Synonym Study

See skillful.

Example Sentences

The danger, experts say, is how these powerful new tools, now affordable to almost anyone, can be used.

From Los Angeles Times

One reason some experts believed the January fire was a rekindle: The second fire erupted in the same general area.

From Los Angeles Times

Being experts in orchid ecology and evolution, Suetsugu's team took on the challenge to find out who feeds the young orchids.

From Science Daily

The company has not provided details about their active users, but experts say that they are still a far cry from the 500 million monthly active users that Meta's WhatsApp has in India.

From BBC

Dr Chris Shepherd, an expert in ballistic wounds who has been running tests in an experimental ballistics facility at the University of Kent, said catapults could be lethal.

From BBC

Related Words

• adept 
• adroit 
• deft 
• experienced 
• skilled 
• skillful 
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