- past tense form of experience.
- past participle of experience.
experienced
Americanadjective
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wise or skillful in a particular field through experience.
an experienced teacher.
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having learned through experience; taught by experience.
experienced through adversity.
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endured; undergone; suffered through.
experienced misfortunes.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of experienced
First recorded in 1560–70; experience + -ed 2
Explanation
Someone experienced has first-hand knowledge of something. A 10-year veteran is an experienced baseball player. Experience is time you spend doing or learning something. If you've had a job as a welder, you have welding experience. When someone is described as experienced, it means they have first-hand knowledge about something. An experienced teacher has been teaching for years. An experienced writer has written many books or articles. An experienced soldier has been in the field for a while. People who are experienced tend to be wise: they know what they're talking about.
Example Sentences
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Experienced workers in routine information-processing roles—adjusting insurance claims, translating documents, writing standard ad copy—face genuine displacement risk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Experienced negotiators might have tried to use this insistence as the basis for demanding other compromises.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
"Experienced detectives are leading the investigation to understand exactly what has happened."
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Experienced budget-makers establish a baseline by looking back two or three years and analyzing their overall spending, said John Ryan, a certified financial planner in Charlotte, N.C.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025
Experienced guides would later question his decision to descend so far ahead of his clients—extremely unorthodox behavior for a guide.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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