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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Beyond increasing instability and deaths across the region, energy experts warn that the escalating conflict could also sharply increase oil prices across the world.
From Los Angeles Times
On Instagram, Petrović describes himself as a "mountain rescue" expert and "guide", whose motto is not to "dream your life", but to "live your dream".
From BBC
As the nonproliferation expert Andrea Stricker put it, the regime’s clear purpose was “to maintain the means to produce nuclear weapons fuel at a time of its choosing.”
After four years of war, Ukraine has become an expert on antidrone technology.
In California, public health experts have identified the drink as one factor contributing to rising obesity rates among young people, even though many teens and young adults are unaware of the potential risks.
From Science Daily
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