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

“This is an industry that polices itself,” said explosives safety expert Bob Morhard.

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"Documents or expert reports by Nazi perpetrators that were offered at the auction are not for private collections," German State Minister for Culture Wolfram Weimer told German news agency DPA.

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But experts say the ban is unlikely to stop gangs who are loaning them out for large sums and stealing vehicles to order.

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Now, 20 years on, a BBC Eye investigation has uncovered evidence that implicates two marines, who were never brought to trial, in the killing of Safa's family, according to a forensic expert.

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So many Israeli water experts worked on Iran’s water restructuring and rethinking of agricultural practices that by the late 1960s Hebrew-language schools for their children were established in several locations in Iran.

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Related Words

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