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ex·pert  (kspûrt)

n.

1. A person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject.

2.

a. The highest grade that can be achieved in marksmanship.

b. A person who has achieved this grade.

adj. (kspûrt, k-spûrt)

Having, involving, or demonstrating great skill, dexterity, or knowledge as the result of experience or training. See Synonyms at proficient.

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[Middle English, from Old French, experienced, from Latin expertus, past participle of experr, to try; see per-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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expertly adv.

expertness 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

[from Latin expertus known by experience, from experīrī to test; see experience]

expertly  adv

expertness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully individual, 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 antiquarian, antiquary, archaist - an expert or collector of antiquities arbiter, supreme authority - someone with the power to settle matters at will; "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion" archer, bowman - a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow 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) kabbalist, cabalist - an expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters 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 pathfinder, scout, guide - someone who can find paths through unexplored territory 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" practiced, proficient, skilful, skillful, adept, good 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" technical 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

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

adjective

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

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]

Translations

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

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

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expert [ˈɛkspɜː^rt]

adj

[person] → expert(e)
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 qch
expert 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]

1. adj (gen) → esperto/a; (advice, help) → da esperto
expert in or at doing sth → esperto/a nel fare qc

2. n → esperto/a
an expert on sth/in or at doing sth → un(a) esperto/a di qc/nel fare qc

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expert [ˈɛkspɜːt]

1. adj (gen) → esperto/a; (advice, help) → da esperto
expert in or at doing sth → esperto/a nel fare qc

2. n → esperto/a
an expert on sth/in or at doing sth → un(a) esperto/a di qc/nel fare qc

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expert

adj expert [ˈekspəːt]

(withatoron) skilled through training or practice an expert car designer; I'm expert at map-reading; Get expert advice on plumbing. deskundige خَبير експертен odborný; zkušený ekspert; ekspert- erfahren, fachmännisch έμπειρος experto asjatundlik کارشناس؛ اهل فن taitava expert בָקִיא निपुण stručan szakavatott ahli reyndur; mjög fær, snjall esperto 熟達した 숙련된 prityręs, kvalifikuotas eksperta-, lietpratēja-; lietpratīgs pakar deskundig (sak)kyndig, ekspert-, dyktig biegły perito expert квалифицированный skúsený izkušen, strokoven stručan sakkunnig, expert- ซึ่งเชี่ยวชาญ uzman 熟練的, 內行的 досвідчений; обізнаний ماہر về mặt chuyên môn 熟练的,老练的, 内行的

n

a person who is an expert an expert in political history / on ancient pottery. ekspert, kenner شَخْص خَبير експерт odborník, -ice ekspert; fagmand; sagkyndig der Fachmann ειδικός, εμπειρογνώμονας experto asjatundja, ekspert متخصص؛ کارشناس asiantuntija expert, erte מוּמחֶה निपुण stručnjak szakértő pakar sérfræðingur esperto 専門家 전문가 ekspertas, žinovas eksperts, lietpratējs; speciālists orang yang pakar deskundige fagmann, sakkyndig, spesialist znawca, ekspert perito expert специалист odborník, -čka strokovnjak stručnjak expert ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ uzman, bilir kişi 專家 знавець, експерт کسی چیز میں ماہر شخص chuyên gia 专家

adv expertly

knaphandig بِخِبْرَةٍ експертно odborně sagkyndigt; dygtigt; erfarent erfahren έμπειρα expertamente asjatundlikult کارشناسانه asiantuntevasti de façon experte בְּמוּמחִיוּת विशेषज्ञता stručno ügyesen, szakavatottan secara ahli með færni; prÿðilega con competenza じょうずに 노련하게 kvalifikuotai, su įgudimu lietpratīgi dengan pakarnya deskundig (sak)kyndig, dyktig ze znawstwem com perícia ca un expert квалифицированно odborne strokovno stručno kunnigt, skickligt, förfaret อย่างเชี่ยวชาญ ustaca 熟練地 уміло مہارت سے một cách thành thạo 熟练地

n expertness

bedrewenheid, deskundigheid خِبْرَه експертност kompetence, odbornost ekspertise; sagkyndighed; erfarenhed die Erfahrenheit η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ειδικός, εμπειρογνωμοσύνη pericia asjatundlikkus مهارت asiantuntemus compétence (en) מוּמחִיוּת विशेषज्ञता stručno znanje, vještina szakértelem keahlian sérfræði; færni, snilli competenza 熟練 노련함 įgudimas lietpratība kepakaran deskundigheid sakkyndighet, dyktighet znawstwo perícia competenţă (în) высокая квалификация odbornosť strokovnost stručnost expertis, skicklighet ความเชี่ยวชาญ uzmanlık, ustalık 熟練，老練 умілість مہارت sự thành thạo 熟练，老练

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expert → خبير 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