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ex⋅pert

  [n., v. ek-spurt; adj. ek-spurt, ik-spurt]
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–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.
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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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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