expert
Americannoun
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a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority.
a language expert.
- Synonyms:
- master, connoisseur
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Military.
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the highest rating in rifle marksmanship, above that of marksman and sharpshooter.
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a person who has achieved such a rating.
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adjective
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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
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pertaining to, coming from, or characteristic of an expert.
expert work;
expert advice.
verb (used with object)
noun
adjective
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skilful or knowledgeable
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of, involving, or done by an expert
an expert job
Related Words
See skillful.
Other Word Forms
- expertly adverb
- expertness noun
- nonexpert noun
- proexpert adjective
- unexpert adjective
Etymology
Origin of expert
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin expertus “tried,” past participle of experīrī “to try”; experience
Example Sentences
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"This is an extraordinary leap forward," said John Monnier, a professor of astronomy at the University of Michigan, a co-author of the study and an expert in interferometric imaging.
From Science Daily
That positive outlook, combined with a mostly stable economy, coming tax changes and the prospect of lower interest rates, has many market experts thinking that the strength of the retail crowd is here to stay.
And 32-year-old cyber security expert Stephen, from the Outer Hebrides but now based in London, has done the maths and decided he would rather be a traitor than a faithful.
From BBC
Some experts think that the more support parents get - either from the state, or from their employer - the better their baby's brain develops.
From BBC
But other, independent economic experts are much more concerned and see no shortage of potential pitfalls.
From MarketWatch
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