expert
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adjective \ˈek-ˌspərt, ik-ˈ\Definition of EXPERT
1
obsolete : experienced
2
: having, involving, or displaying special skill or knowledge derived from training or experience
— ex·pert·ly adverb
— ex·pert·ness noun
See Examples of EXPERT
- We received some expert advice.
- The company has become expert at adapting its products for new clients.
Origin of EXPERT
Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin expertus, from past participle of experiri
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to EXPERT
- Synonyms
- adroit, artful, bravura, deft, delicate, dexterous (also dextrous), skillful, masterful, masterly, practiced (also practised), virtuoso, workmanlike
- Antonyms
- amateur, amateurish, artless, rude, unprofessional, unskillful
See Synonym Discussion at proficient
Rhymes with EXPERT
advert, alert, assert, avert, bellwort, birthwort, Blackshirt, brownshirt, bush shirt, camp shirt, colewort, concert, convert, covert, desert, dessert, dissert, divert, dress shirt, evert, exert, exsert, figwort, fleawort, glasswort, hair shirt, Hastert, hornwort, inert, insert, invert, lousewort, lungwort, madwort, milkwort, mugwort, nightshirt, outskirt, overt, pay dirt, pervert, pilewort, ragwort, redshirt, revert, ribwort, saltwort, sandwort, Schubert, seagirt, sea squirt, soapwort, spearwort, spleenwort, stitchwort, stonewort, stuffed shirt, subvert, sweatshirt, toothwort, T-shirt, ungirt
2ex·pert
noun \ˈek-ˌspərt\Definition of EXPERT
: one with the special skill or knowledge representing mastery of a particular subject
Examples of EXPERT
- She was an acknowledged expert on child development.
- an expert at planning dinner parties
Origin of EXPERT
Middle French, from expert, adjective
First Known Use: 1535
Related to EXPERT
- Synonyms
- ace, adept, artist, authority, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack (also crackajack), dab [chiefly British], dab hand [chiefly British], fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, maestro, master, maven (also mavin), meister, past master, proficient, scholar, shark, sharp, virtuoso, whiz, wizard
3ex·pert
intransitive verb \ˈek-ˌspərt\Definition of EXPERT
: to serve as an expert
First Known Use of EXPERT
circa 1889
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