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Webster 1913 Edition
Expert
Ex-pert′
(ĕks-pẽrt′)
, Adj.
Taught by use, practice, or experience, experienced; having facility of operation or performance from practice; knowing and ready from much practice; clever; skillful;
as, an
expert
surgeon; expert
in chess or archery.A valiant and most
expert
gentleman. Shakespeare
Syn. – Adroit; dexterous; clever; ready; prompt.
Ex′pert
,Noun.
1.
An expert or experienced person; one instructed by experience; one who has skill, experience, or extensive knowledge in his calling or in any special branch of learning.
2.
(Law)
(a)
A specialist in a particular profession or department of science requiring for its mastery peculiar culture and erudition.
(b)
A sworn appraiser.
Ex-pert′
,Verb.
T.
To experience.
[Obs.]
Die would we daily, once it to
expert
. Spencer.
Webster 1828 Edition
Expert
EXPERT'
,Adj.
1.
Properly, experienced; taught by use, practice or experience; hence, skillful; well instructed; having familiar knowledge of; as an expert philosopher.2.
Dextrous; adroit; ready; prompt; having a facility of operation or performance from practice; as an expert operator in surgery. It is usually followed by in; as expert in surgery; expert in performance on a musical instrument. Pope uses expert of arms, but improperly.Definition 2024
expert
expert
See also: expèrt
English
Adjective
expert (comparative more expert, superlative most expert)
- Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.
- I am expert at making a simple situation complex.
- My cousin is an expert pianist.
- Characteristic of an expert.
- This problem requires expert knowledge.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:skillful
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable
characteristic of an expert
Noun
expert (plural experts)
- A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.
- If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert. - David Ben-Gurion
- 2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
- Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.
- We called in several experts on the subject, but they couldn't reach an agreement.
- (chess) A player ranking just below master.
Translations
person with extensive knowledge or ability
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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
expert m
- expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject)
Synonyms
Related terms
- expertní
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛkˈspɛːr/, /ɛkˈspɛrt/
Noun
expert m (plural experts or experten, diminutive expertje n)
Usage notes
The word can be pronounced in a way that corresponds with the spelling (common in Belgian-Dutch) or a way that corresponds to the French pronunciation (common in Dutch-Dutch). In the literal pronunciation, the plural is "experten"; in the French pronunciation, it is "experts".
Synonyms
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛk.spɛʁ/
Noun
expert m (plural experts, feminine experte)
Adjective
expert m (feminine singular experte, masculine plural experts, feminine plural expertes)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowing from English expert.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛks.pɛʁt͡ʃ/
Noun
expert m f (plural experts)
- expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)
Synonyms
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
expert c
- an expert
Declension
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| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | expert | experten | experter | experterna |
| Genitive | experts | expertens | experters | experternas |
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Synonyms
- kännare
- sakkunnig
References
- expert in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)