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ex·pert
(ĕk′spûrt′)n.
A person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject.
adj. (ĕk′spûrt, ĭk-spûrt′)
Having, involving, or demonstrating skill in or knowledge of a certain subject. See Synonyms at proficient.
[Middle English, from Old French, experienced, from Latin expertus, past participle of experīrī, to try; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
ex′pert′ly adv.
ex′pert′ness n.
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expert
(ˈɛkspɜːt)n
a person who has extensive skill or knowledge in a particular field
adj
1. skilful or knowledgeable
2. of, involving, or done by an expert: an expert job.
[C14: from Latin expertus known by experience, from experīrī to test; see experience]
ˈexpertly adv
ˈexpertness n
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ex•pert
(ˈɛk spɜrt; adj. also ɪkˈspɜrt)n.
1. a person who has special skill or knowledge in a particular field.
adj. 2. possessing special skill or knowledge.
3. pertaining to or characteristic of an expert: expert advice.
[1325–75; Middle English < Latin expertus, past participle of experīrī to try, test]
ex•pert′ly, adv.
ex•pert′ness, n.
syn: See skillful.
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| Noun | 1. |  expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfullyindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" adept, hotshot, maven, mavin, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard, sensation, star, ace, genius, champion - someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field agronomist - an expert in soil management and field-crop production all arounder, all-rounder - a versatile person who is expert at many things; "she's the best all-rounder they've seen in years" analyst - someone who is skilled at analyzing data analyst - an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions anatomist - an expert in anatomy arbiter, supreme authority - someone with the power to settle matters at will; "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion" authority - an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law" black belt - a person who attained the rank of expert in the martial arts (judo or karate) calculator, estimator, figurer, reckoner, computer - an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) climatologist - someone who is expert in climatology computer expert, computer guru - an authority on computers and computing cosmetologist - an expert in the use of cosmetics efficiency engineer, efficiency expert - an expert in increasing the efficient use of machines and personnel exegete - a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts) genealogist - an expert in genealogy geographer - an expert on geography horticulturist, plantsman - an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants) investigator - someone who investigates jurist, legal expert - a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations lapidarist, lapidary - an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them logician, logistician - a person skilled at symbolic logic mnemonist - an expert in the use of mnemonics; someone able to perform unusual feats of memory mythologist - an expert on mythology nerd - an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession commentator, observer - an expert who observes and comments on something out-and-outer - someone who is excellent at something parliamentarian - an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures past master - someone who has long and thorough experience in a given activity prosthetist - an expert in prosthetics pteridologist - an expert in the study of ferns shark - a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways; "a card shark" shooter, shot - a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter" specialiser, specialist, specializer - an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning talent - a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity technician - someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique technocrat - an expert who is a member of a highly skilled elite group |
| Adj. | 1. |  expert - having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"skilled - having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" |
| 2. | expert - of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood; "technical terminology"; "a technical report"; "technical language" skilled - having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" |
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expert
noun
1. specialist, authority, professional, master, pro (informal), ace (informal), genius, guru, pundit, buff (informal), wizard, adept, whizz (informal), maestro, virtuoso, connoisseur, boffin (Brit. informal), hotshot (informal), rocket scientist (informal, chiefly U.S.), past master, dab hand (Brit. informal), wonk (informal), maven (U.S.), fundi (S. African) an expert in computer graphics
specialist amateur, novice, layman, dabbler, nonprofessional, ham
specialist amateur, novice, layman, dabbler, nonprofessional, ham
adjective
1. skilful, trained, experienced, able, professional, skilled, master, masterly, qualified, talented, outstanding, clever, practised, accomplished, handy, competent, tasty (Brit. informal), apt, adept, knowledgeable, virtuoso, deft, proficient, facile, adroit, dexterous The faces of the waxworks are modelled by expert sculptors.
skilful inexperienced, incompetent, clumsy, unskilled, unqualified, untrained, amateurish, cack-handed (informal), unpractised
skilful inexperienced, incompetent, clumsy, unskilled, unqualified, untrained, amateurish, cack-handed (informal), unpractised
Quotations
"An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field" [Niels Henrik David Bohr]
"An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less" [Nicholas Murray Butler]
"An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject and who manages to avoid them" [Werner Heisenberg Der Teil und das Ganze]
"An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field" [Niels Henrik David Bohr]
"An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less" [Nicholas Murray Butler]
"An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject and who manages to avoid them" [Werner Heisenberg Der Teil und das Ganze]
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
expert
nounA person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field:
Informal: whiz.
Slang: crackerjack.
Chiefly British: dab.
Having or demonstrating a high degree of knowledge or skill:
Slang: crackerjack.
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Translations
خَبيرخَبِيرشَخْص خَبير
odborníkodbornýzkušenýznalecexpert
ekspertekspert-fagmandsagkyndig
asjatundjaekspert
asiantuntijaeksperttitaitavaasiantunteva
stručnjakznalacekspert
szakavatott
reyndur; mjög fær, snjallsérfræîingur
専門家専門的な熟練者
전문가
įgudimasprityręssu įgudimu
eksperta-, lietpratēja-eksperts, lietpratējslietpratīgsspeciālists
strokovnjak
expertexpert-sakkunnig
ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ
uzmanbilir kişi
chuyên gia
expert
[ˈekspɜːt]A. ADJ [craftsman, surgeon] → experto, especialista (Jur) [evidence, witness] → pericial
we'll need an expert opinion → necesitaremos la opinión de un experto or especialista
he ran an expert eye over the photographs → echó un vistazo a las fotografías con ojo experto
to be expert at (doing) sth → ser experto en (hacer) algo
expert system (Comput) → sistema m experto
expert valuation → tasación f pericial
we'll need an expert opinion → necesitaremos la opinión de un experto or especialista
he ran an expert eye over the photographs → echó un vistazo a las fotografías con ojo experto
to be expert at (doing) sth → ser experto en (hacer) algo
expert system (Comput) → sistema m experto
expert valuation → tasación f pericial
B. N → experto/a m/f
to be an expert at (doing) sth → ser un experto en (hacer) algo
he's an expert on computers → es un experto en ordenadores
I'm no expert on the subject → no soy un experto en la materia
he's a computer expert → es especialista en ordenadores
to examine sth with the eye of an expert → examinar algo con ojo experto
to be an expert at (doing) sth → ser un experto en (hacer) algo
he's an expert on computers → es un experto en ordenadores
I'm no expert on the subject → no soy un experto en la materia
he's a computer expert → es especialista en ordenadores
to examine sth with the eye of an expert → examinar algo con ojo experto
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
expert
[ˈɛkspɜːrt] adj
[person] → expert(e)
He's an expert cook
BUT Il cuisine très bien.
to be expert at doing sth → être spécialiste de qch
He's an expert cook
BUT Il cuisine très bien.
to be expert at doing sth → être spécialiste de qch
[opinion, help] → d'un expert expert witness
n → expert m
He's a computer expert → C'est un spécialiste en informatique.
an expert on sth → un spécialiste de qchexpert advice n → avis m d'expert
He's a computer expert → C'est un spécialiste en informatique.
an expert on sth → un spécialiste de qchexpert advice n → avis m d'expert
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expert
n → Experte m, → Expertin f; (= professional) → Fachmann m, → Fachfrau f; (Jur) → Sachverständige(r) mf; he is an expert on the subject/at that sort of negotiation → er ist Fachmann or Experte auf diesem Gebiet/für solche Verhandlungen; expert in geology → Fachmann m → /Fachfrau f → für Geologie, Geologieexperte m → /-expertin f; an expert at chess → ein Schachexperte m, → eine Schachexpertin; she is an expert on wines/oriental philosophy → sie ist eine Weinexpertin/eine Expertin auf dem Gebiet der orientalischen Philosophie; with the eye of an expert → mit fachmännischem Blick; to get the advice of experts → Experten/Sachverständige zurate or zu Rate ziehen; expert’s report → Sachverständigenbericht m, → Gutachten nt; OK, you do it, you’re the expert → gut, machen Sies, Sie sind der Fachmann; he’s an expert at saying the wrong thing (iro) → er versteht es meisterhaft, genau das Falsche zu sagen
adj
(= skilled) driver, carpenter, accountant etc → meisterhaft; she’s an expert typist → sie ist perfekt im Maschineschreiben; he is expert at or in skiing → er ist ein perfekter Skifahrer; he is expert at forgeries or an expert forger → er kann meisterhaft fälschen; he is expert at this operation → er führt diese Operation meisterhaft aus; to be expert at or in doing something → es hervorragend verstehen, etw zu tun; people sufficiently expert in interpreting the data → Leute, die sich in der Interpretation der Daten genügend auskennen
(= specialist, of an expert) approach, work, job, advice, help, attention, treatment → fachmännisch; opinion → eines Fachmanns; (Jur) → eines Sachverständigen; his expert hands → seine erfahrenen Hände; an expert eye → der Blick des Fachmanns; to run or cast an expert eye over something → etw fachmännisch begutachten; we need your expert touch → wir brauchen Ihr fachmännisches Können; an expert opinion → ein Gutachten nt; what’s your expert opinion? (also iro) → was meinen Sie als Fachmann or Experte dazu?
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expert
[ˈɛkspɜːt]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
expert
(ˈekspəːt) adjective (with at or on) skilled through training or practice. an expert car designer; I'm expert at map-reading; Get expert advice on plumbing.
noun a person who is an expert. an expert in political history / on ancient pottery.
ˈexpertly adverbˈexpertness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
expert
→ خَبِير odborník ekspert Experte ειδικός experto asiantuntija expert stručnjak esperto 専門家 전문가 expert ekspert fachowiec perito эксперт expert ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ uzman chuyên gia 专家Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
expert
a. experto-a, perito-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
expert
adj & n experto -ta mf, especialista mf; — opinion opinión f de expertosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.