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Definition of GURU

1

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field <one of those weather gurus that the television networks always drag out whenever there's a big blizzard brewing>

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

Related Words pro, professional; consultant, hired gun, specialist; addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, devotee, enthusiast, fan; craftsman, journeyman; all-rounder [British], jack-of-all-trades, Renaissance man; mistress

Near Antonyms apprentice, beginner, neophyte, novice; dabbler, dilettante; layman, nonprofessional

Antonyms amateur, inexpert, nonexpert

2

one who brings an art or science to full realization <the leading guru of electronic music in the 1960s>

Synonyms expounder, guru, high priest, interpreter, practitioner

Related Words dean, doyen, grand old man; ideologue (also idealogue), philosopher, theorist; advocate, apostle, backer, booster, champion, promoter, proponent, supporter