expert
Plural: experts
Noun
- a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
- A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.
- A player ranking just below master.
Adjective Satellite
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- "an expert job"
- of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood
Adj
- Extraordinary capable or knowledgeable.
- Characteristic of an expert.
- Proven, experienced, veteran.
Verb
Verb Forms: experted, experting, experts
- To serve as a specialist or authority.
Examples
- I am expert at making a simple situation complex.
- If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert. - David Ben-Gurion
- My cousin is an expert pianist.
- The Scrabble grandmaster would often expert on unusual word challenges.
- This problem requires expert knowledge.
- We called in several experts on the subject, but they couldn't reach an agreement.
Origin / Etymology
Inherited from Middle English [Term?], derived from Old French [Term?] (“experienced”), derived from Latin expertus, perfect active participle of experior (“to try”).
Synonyms
adept, good, practiced, proficient, skilful, skillful, technical, maven, specialist
Scrabble Score: 15
expert: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordexpert: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
expert: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary