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expert

[ noun verb ek-spurt; adjective 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 or at ):

    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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. skilful or knowledgeable
  2. of, involving, or done by an expert

    an expert job

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈexpertness, noun
  • ˈexpertly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • ex·pertly adverb
  • ex·pertness noun
  • non·expert noun adjective
  • pro·expert adjective
  • unex·pert adjective
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of expert1

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

But experts say its more complicated than that.

Decisions about Medicare and Medicaid drug coverage would likely involve leaders from both HHS and CMS, experts said.

From BBC

Tax expert Rita de la Feria told the BBC she had seen in the yacht scheme "indications" that they "may be misrepresenting information".

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He was recently seen at a meeting between industry experts and the Chinese premier Li Qiang.

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Here is what experts said about the image.

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