as in master
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
experts at the crime lab were able to tell the sex, race, and approximate age of the murderer
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as in virtuoso
accomplished with trained ability
to a serious collector, the expert carving on the duck decoy justifies its high price
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as in skilled
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
people interested in laser eye surgery are advised to seek out an expert practitioner
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Recent Examples of expert
Nell Lewis, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Some experts include all of Indonesia in the Ring of Fire, while others exclude its western islands, placing them in the Alpide belt.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
In a modern society, that third party is an expert regulator who investigates or anticipates problems in their area of expertise and then makes rules designed to solve these problems.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The update also included a significant reassessment of the state of the world’s birds, which involved thousands of experts over a nine-year period.
—Nell Lewis, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Some experts include all of Indonesia in the Ring of Fire, while others exclude its western islands, placing them in the Alpide belt.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Subscribe to the Life Kit newsletter for expert advice on love, money, relationships and more.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
In a modern society, that third party is an expert regulator who investigates or anticipates problems in their area of expertise and then makes rules designed to solve these problems.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expert
Noun
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Amber has since earned her master's in social work from Louisiana State University (LSU), per the family's Instagram.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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Zarco trained Abdiel Iván Batista, a master jungle rescue instructor who is the director of the Chagres Survival School, CEO of the Safe Jungles Foundation and member of the Panamanian Red Cross First Aid Corps.—
Kit Bernardi,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Kirk Baxter’s arrhythmic cutting is designed around quicksilver shifts that, along with Barry Ackroyd’s restlessly attentive, mostly handheld camerawork, allow Bigelow to redirect our attention with virtuoso command.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Approximately 90 percent of formalwear garments are manufactured in Asia, including in China, Vietnam, the Philippines, India, Myanmar and other countries that have the skilled labor and infrastructure needed to produce them.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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If your Wi-Fi is protected by a weak password or uses outdated encryption, a skilled attacker might gain access without ever stepping inside your house.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Norwegian princess married the spiritual guru in a three-day wedding in Norway in August 2024 in a celebration attended by family and friends, including her royal relatives.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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As for Stack, the album bumped him into a new stratosphere as a studio guru — one who had racked up credits with HAIM, Empress Of and Kacy Hill, but never a pop star of Lorde’s acclaim.—
Lyndsey Havens,
Billboard,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As if that wasn’t enough, Twenty One Pilots also continues to demonstrate a skillful way of designing TikTok- and Instagram story-ready moments for fans of all flavors.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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Ragnar is one of the very best Nordic crime writers, as skillful in thrillers like this series as in murder mystery stories.—
Anders de la Motte,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Cooper as an actor has always been adept at comedy, and here in the standard best friend supporting role, exhibits again some exquisite timing, as does the wonderful Day, who memorably nails her all too brief few scenes.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Much like Anderson does, Aster also juxtaposes the ineptitude of his white protagonist with an adept person of color.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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Then again, even the fictional boarding school for witches and wizards in the Harry Potter series did not have a production line like Barcelona’s academy.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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They’re not confronted with wizards.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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The event was conceived as part of Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salem’s Vision 2030 strategy to position KSA as a viable option for future international cultural and artistic events.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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The benefits of Unreal Machine are also artistic, Di Figlia argued.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Expert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expert. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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