Definition of expert
1 obsolete : experienced
2 : having, involving, or displaying special skill or knowledge derived from training or experience
expertly
adverbexpertness
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Examples of expert in a Sentence
We received some expert advice.
The company has become expert at adapting its products for new clients.
Recent Examples of expert from the Web
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There’s a formula, one that rewards expert play on grass.
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One way flights averaged $237.) San Diego County communications director Mike Workman said the county retains outside counsel or hires expert consultants under specific circumstances.
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Expert tip: these are also great to stock up on when school starts again next month!
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The prosecution’s main expert witness was Massachusetts psychiatrist Dr. Douglas Jacobs, who conducted what’s called a psychological autopsy.
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So for the latest installment, Deadmon recruited a group of women off the street to try lip injections for the very first time (at the expert hands of doctor Jeannette Graf, a dermatologist in New York City).
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A 2015 report from Simon Jackman, then a political scientist at Stanford and an expert witness for the plaintiffs, found that a third of all redistricting plans in 41 states over a 43-year period failed the 7 percent standard.
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The recent additions of analytics expert Luke Bornn and assistant GM Scott Perry provide a cohesiveness in the front office.
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The expert agents of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty can locate second homes for buyers — where vacation can last all year long.
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Origin and Etymology of expert
Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin expertus, from past participle of experiri
Synonym Discussion of expert
Definition of expert
: one with the special skill or knowledge representing mastery of a particular subject
Examples of expert in a Sentence
She was an acknowledged expert on child development.
an expert at planning dinner parties
Recent Examples of expert from the Web
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Amid the success, journalists, medical professionals, and public health experts have thrown swift, science-powered punches against this brand of high-end hocus pocus.
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There are plenty of reasons why top medical groups and public health experts support the ACA mandate that eliminated out-of-pocket costs for birth control.
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The experts predict that another type of tick may also carry the disease since Lone Star ticks aren't found in the Northeast region of the U.S.
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There weren’t many attorneys who were expert at litigating in immigration court, or representing immigrants with criminal backgrounds or with mental illness or histories of substance use.
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Experts attributed the uptick to more people feeling confident about the jobs picture and looking for work.
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Indeed, some experts have argued that microsaurs include the ancestors of caecilians, with brachystelechids regarded as the caecilian sister-group by Anderson (2001).
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Experts say the demand for lower-income housing far outweighs the supply.
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Origin and Etymology of expert
Middle French, from expert, adjective
Definition of expert
intransitive verb
: to serve as an expert
Recent Examples of expert from the Web
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But that's standard procedure, according to media law experts the Post interviewed.
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Brill, along with his wife Jen, opened Silverton Mountain in 2002, offering a single lift to steep terrain that appealed to expert skiers.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled previously that poor defendants whose mental health might explain their criminal actions have a right to expert evaluation.
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First Known Use of expert
circa 1889
EXPERT Defined for English Language Learners
expert
playDefinition of expert for English Language Learners
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: having or showing special skill or knowledge because of what you have been taught or what you have experienced
expert
playDefinition of expert for English Language Learners
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: a person who has special skill or knowledge relating to a particular subject
EXPERT Defined for Kids
Definition of expert for Students
: showing special skill or knowledge gained from experience or training expert advice an expert salesperson
expertly
adverbDefinition of expert for Students
: a person with special skill or knowledge of a subject
Law Dictionary
expert
Legal Definition of expert
: a person with special or superior skill or knowledge in a particular area — see also expert witness at witness
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