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ex⋅pert

  [n., v. ek-spurt; adj. ek-spurt, ik-spurt]
–noun
1. a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority: a language expert.
2. Military.
a. the highest rating in rifle marksmanship, above that of marksman and sharpshooter.
b. a person who has achieved such a rating.
–adjective
3. possessing special skill or knowledge; trained by practice; skillful or skilled (often fol. by in or at): an expert driver; to be expert at driving a car.
4. pertaining to, coming from, or characteristic of an expert: expert work; expert advice.
–verb (used with object)
5. to act as an expert for.
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Origin:
1325–75; ME (adj.) < L expertus, ptp. of experīrī to try, experience

Related forms:
ex⋅pert⋅ly, adverb
ex⋅pert⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. connoisseur, master. 3. experienced, proficient, dexterous. See skillful.

Antonyms:
3. unskillful.
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ex·pert   (ěk'spûrt')   
n.  

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

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

    2. A person who has achieved this grade.

adj.   (ěk'spûrt, ĭk-spûrt')
Having, involving, or demonstrating great skill, dexterity, or knowledge as the result of experience or training. See Synonyms at proficient.

[Middle English, from Old French, experienced, from Latin expertus, past participle of experīrī, to try; see per-3 in Indo-European roots.]
ex'pert'ly adv., ex'pert'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

expert  (adj.)
c.1374, from L. expertus, pp. of experiri "to try, test" (see experience). The n. sense of "person wise through experience" existed 15c., reappeared 1825. Expertise (1868) is from Fr. expertise "expert appraisal, expert's report."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·pert
Function: noun
: a person with special or superior skill or knowledge in a particular area —see also expert witness at WITNESS
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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