experient

1 of 2

adjective

ex·​pe·​ri·​ent

-nt

: having experience

experient

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

: a person undergoing an experience or having experience

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Latin experient-, experiens, present participle of experiri to try

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