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Webster 1913 Edition

Proficient

Pro-fi′cient

,
Noun.
[L.
proficiens
,
-entis
, p. pr. of
proficere
to go forward, make progress;
pro
forward +
facere
to make. See
Fact
, and cf.
Profit
, ([GREEK])]
One who has made considerable advances in any business, art, science, or branch of learning; an expert; an adept;
as,
proficient
in a trade; a
proficient
in mathematics, music, etc.

Pro-fi′cient

,
Adj.
Well advanced in any branch of knowledge or skill; possessed of considerable acquirements; well-skilled; versed; adept,

Webster 1828 Edition

Proficient

PROFI'CIENT

,
Noun.
One who has made considerable advances in any business, art, science or branch of learning; as a proficient in a trade or occupation; a proficient in mathematics, in anatomy, in music, &c.

Definition 2024

proficient

proficient

English

Adjective

proficient ‎(comparative more proficient, superlative most proficient)

  1. Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
    He was a proficient writer with an interest in human nature.
    • 1912: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 5
      By constant playing and experimenting with these he learned to tie rude knots, and make sliding nooses; and with these he and the younger apes amused themselves. What Tarzan did they tried to do also, but he alone originated and became proficient.

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Noun

proficient ‎(plural proficients)

  1. An expert.

Synonyms

  • (expert): expert; see also Wikisaurus:skilled person

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Latin

Verb

prōficient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of prōficiō

Etymology

From Latin proficiens, present participle of proficere ‎(“to go forward, advance, make progress, succeed, be profitable or useful”), from pro ‎(“forth, forward”) + facere ‎(“to make, do”); see fact.

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