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[ noun ] a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)Mankowski , the ball-hawking defensive expert , was cited for his performance against Bradley in St._Louis_U. 's nationally televised victory . (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)The problems confuse even the experts . For_that_matter , the experts themselves are a mixed breed . (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)Our technical assistance to these countries should place special emphasis on inducing the central governments to assume the role of advisor and guide which at an earlier stage foreign experts assumed in dealing with the central governments . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)And with each sigh , like a whip in the hand of an expert , the grass stripped something from Warren . Related terms person specialist therapist observer analyst shot veteran talent ace authority efficiency_expert geographer jurist investigator technician genealogist horticulturist prosthetist arbiter antiquary exegete technocrat lapidary logician mythologist black_belt archer all-rounder out-and-outer parliamentarian past_master computer_expert calculator shark analyst mnemonist scout cabalist cosmetologist pteridologist anatomist agronomist |
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[ adjective ] having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
Examples "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" Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)He was an expert florist , tenderly dextrous in the arrangement of bouquets and wreaths . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having or showing great skill or knowledge or special training as expected of a professional
Examples "an expert opinion" Used in print (The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)He is appreciative of the expert help available to him and draws these resources into play , taking_care to examine at_least some of the raw_material which underlies their frequently policy oriented conclusions . Related terms |
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