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

A panel of human rights experts at the UN subsequently called on Fifa and Uefa to suspend Israel's national team from international football, saying: "Sports must reject the perception that it is business as usual."

From BBC

Also on Thursday, the inquiry heard there had been a "systemic shock" to children's mental health during the pandemic, according to Tamsin Newlove-Delgado, an expert in children and young people's mental health.

From BBC

ACA expert Charles Gaba tested the claim by hunting for a benchmark Silver ACA plan, on which the subsidies are based, costing that much anywhere in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

His relationship with Sowell raises fresh questions about the integrity of the billion-dollar contracting process for immigration enforcement, ethics experts say.

From Salon

He says experts found that such a gas leak had the potential to destroy marine fauna and flora, reefs, algae and resources that allow fish to feed.

From BBC

Related Words

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