First Known Use: 14th century
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1expert
adjective ex·pert \ˈek-ˌspərt, ik-ˈ\
: having or showing special skill or knowledge because of what you have been taught or what you have experienced
Full 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
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Origin of EXPERT
Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin expertus, from past participle of experiri
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
Synonym Discussion of EXPERT
proficient, adept, skilled, skillful, expert mean having great knowledge and experience in a trade or profession. proficient implies a thorough competence derived from training and practice <proficient in translating foreign languages>. adept implies special aptitude as well as proficiency <adept at doing long division>. skilled stresses mastery of technique <a skilled surgeon>. skillful implies individual dexterity in execution or performance <skillful drivers>. expert implies extraordinary proficiency and often connotes knowledge as well as technical skill <expert in the evaluation of wines>.
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
2expert
noun ex·pert \ˈek-ˌspərt\
: a person who has special skill or knowledge relating to a particular subject
Full Definition of EXPERT
: one with the special skill or knowledge representing mastery of a particular subject
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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
3expert
verb ex·pert \ˈek-ˌspərt\
Definition of EXPERT
intransitive verb
: to serve as an expert
First Known Use of EXPERT
circa 1889
EXPERT Defined for Kids
1expert
adjective ex·pert \ˈek-ˌspərt, ik-ˈspərt\
Definition of EXPERT for Kids
: showing special skill or knowledge gained from experience or training <expert advice> <an expert salesperson>
— ex·pert·ly adverb
2expert
noun ex·pert \ˈek-ˌspərt\
Definition of EXPERT for Kids
: a person with special skill or knowledge of a subject
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