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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: ,

  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: , ,

    Antonyms:

  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

/ ˈɛɜː /

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

  • ˈٲԱ, noun
  • ˈٱ, adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of expert1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin expertus “tried,” past participle of īī “to try”; experience
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of expert1

C14: from Latin expertus known by experience, from īī to test; see experience
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Rather than connecting audiences with experts on such topics, however, they present evangelical-style faith as something close to a cure-all.

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French football expert Jonathan Johnson believes the stature of Strasbourg always gave BlueCo an uphill battle for acceptance.

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Marine wildlife experts on Thursday attempted to help direct a young minke whale out of Long Beach Harbor where it has been swimming for the last few days, according to authorities.

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Some experts have questioned whether, in the long run, the U.S. can recoup the domestic manufacturing base that it gave up in favor of a globalized economy.

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Liu noted that belief could have been based on the prosecution’s gang expert’s testimony that “snitching was not allowed within gang culture, even if someone was snitching on a rival gang.”

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