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expert
[ noun verb ek-spurt; adjective ek-spurt, ik-spurt ]
noun
- a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority:
a language expert.
Synonyms: master, connoisseur
- Military.
- the highest rating in rifle marksmanship, above that of marksman and sharpshooter.
- a person who has achieved such a rating.
adjective
- 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
- pertaining to, coming from, or characteristic of an expert:
expert work;
expert advice.
verb (used with object)
- to act as an expert for.
expert
/ ˈɛkspɜːt /
noun
- a person who has extensive skill or knowledge in a particular field
adjective
- skilful or knowledgeable
- of, involving, or done by an expert
an expert job
Derived Forms
- ˈexpertness, noun
- ˈexpertly, adverb
Other Words From
- ex·pertly adverb
- ex·pertness noun
- non·expert noun adjective
- pro·expert adjective
- unex·pert adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of expert1
Word History and Origins
Origin of expert1
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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.
Tax expert Rita de la Feria told the BBC she had seen in the yacht scheme "indications" that they "may be misrepresenting information".
He was recently seen at a meeting between industry experts and the Chinese premier Li Qiang.
Here is what experts said about the image.
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