Expert

Definitions: Expert

Expert

Adjective

1. 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".

2. Having or showing great skill or knowledge or special training as expected of a professional; "an expert opinion".

Noun

1. A person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "expert" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Law

Statistics

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

EXPERT

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Expert

Evidence

Testimony, testification, expert testimony; attestation; deposition; (affirmation); examination.

Proficient

Noun: proficient, expert, adept, dab; dabster, crackerjack; connoisseur; (scholar); master, master hand; prima donna, first fiddle, top gun, chef de cuisine, top sawyer; protagonist; past master; mahatma.

Sage

Man of learning; expert; wizard.

Skill

Adjective: skillful, dexterous, adroit, expert, apt, handy, quick, deft, ready, gain; slick, smart; (active); proficient, good at, up to, at home in, master of, a good hand at, au fait, thoroughbred, masterly, crack, accomplished; conversant; (knowing).

Crosswords: Expert

Czech (expert), Dutch (expert, specialist), French (adept, appraiser, assessor, authority, expert, observer, past master, practiced, pundit, skilled, specialist), Portuguese (expert, specialist), Romanian (Ace, adept, authority, connoisseur, dab, dabster, Don, expert, proficient, specialist), Swedish (adept, authority, expert, fancier, hand, pundit, specialist, viz, whizz).

And as the court is aware, the defense is entitled to advance notice of any witness who will testify, particularly those who will give scientific evidence, so that we may properly prepare for cross-examination, as well as give the defense an opportunity to have the witness's reports reviewed by a defense expert, who might then be in a position to contradict the veracity of his conclusions. (My Cousin Vinny; writing credit: Dale Launer.)

Spending a week with them does not make you an expert! (While You Were Sleeping; writing credit: Daniel G. Sullivan; Fredric LeBow)

And Rita's father is the biggest expert on hydraulics in the world, so it's going to move. (Wild Wild West; writing credit: Jim Thomas; John Thomas)

Well, I'm no expert but I think we did it pretty good this time. (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin)

I hoped you'd advise me; you're regarded as the second highest problem expert in Europe. (The Hound of the Baskervilles; writing credit: Arthur Conan Doyle; Edgar Wallace)

Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says (references; author: unknown)

She is an expert housekeeper: Every time she gets divorced, she keeps the house. (references; author: unknown)

The Expert (1968)

Call the Gun Expert (1964)

Diamond Expert (1955)

Paramount Pacemaker: The Littlest Expert on Horse and Buggy Days (1953)

The Expert (1932)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Expert Eilag ASA: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Database and Expert Systems Applications: 13th International Conference, Dexa 2002, Aix-En-Provence, France, September 2-6, 2002: Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2453) (reference)

• Elk Hunter: The Ultimate Sourcebook on Elk and Elk Hunting for the Beginner and Expert Alike (reference)

• Home Improvement 1-2-3: Expert Advice from the Home Depot (reference)

• Birnbaum's Walt Disney World 2003: Expert Advice from the Inside Source (Birnbaum's Walt Disney World, 2003) (reference)

• Best Buys in Rare Coins: What Expert Dealers and Collectors Advise (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Expert (reference)

• Expert Allocator - Diskette (reference)

• Expert Evidence Report (reference)

• Expert Review Of Neurotherapeutics (reference)

• Expert Systems :International Journal Of Knowledge Engineering (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Let's Dance Salsa - Advanced and Expert Combinations DVD (reference)

• P.D. James - Death of an Expert Witness (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Expert Knob Twiddlers (reference)

• Expert On October (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Expert Crosswords & Word Games (reference)

• Kensington 4-Button Expert Mouse USB/PS2 Trackball (reference)

• ROYAL Expert Pocket-Size Personal Organizer (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• HoMedics BK-700 Back Expert 2000 10-Motor Back Massager with LCD Controls (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

A fish cleaning expert awaits the next load of fish to land at the Dolphin Docks.Credit: America's Coastlines.

An expert fish cleaner awaits the days' catch at Dolphin Docks.Credit: Fisheries.

HYDROLAB's success lay in the simple design and expert support personnel.Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

U.S. Army Veterinary Hospital No. 6, Neufchateau, France. : Expert veterinarians giving horses final inspection before returning them to the front.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

[League of Nations expert committee at work, New York Quarantine Station, New York].Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Expert troubles!.Credit: Library of Congress.

Hereafter, dear, I'll be the "expert" on South America.Credit: Library of Congress.

Expert and Beth.Credit: Library of Congress.

Conversion. Auto parts to aircraft landing gear. The finishing touches in the making of a precision die are done by hand by this expert toolmaker in a large auto plant which has converted to the production of aircraft landing gear.Credit: Library of Congress.

Women in essential services. Ethel Peterson, twenty-seven, an expert lift-truck operator at the Paraffine Company in Emeryville, California. Her job demands manual skill and excellent driving judgement, for sharp curves must be rounded and the cargo must.Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Sometimes I think I ought to take a course to be a fingerprint expert.

One of the oldest and most expert among them obtained leave to try an experiment.

His only books were an almanac and an arithmetic, in which last he was considerably expert.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

The success rate of endoscopic common duct stone extraction approaches 90 to 95 percent in expert hands. (references)

The site might even provide features such as a chat room and access to an expert for answers to individual questions. (references)

The tissue is examined by a pathologist, a physician who is an expert at identifying the changes in body tissue caused by disease. (references)

Business

A CNDH expert verified that Mesino showed no signs of mistreatment. (references)

The agent selected be an expert on the preparation of the bid documents required by the Greek government. (references)

To price medical devices accurately, HIRA has a non-standing advisory body called the "Treatment Materials Expert Committee" (TMEC). (references)

Children

Mauritania

In 2000 the school obtained the services of a volunteer expert who provided professional training for the staff. (references)

Civil Liberties

Bangladesh

In January the High Court ruled illegal all fatwas, or expert opinions on Islamic law. (references)

Russia

For example, the office of the Procurator General has harassed Krishna believers with a series of frivolous investigations, including examining literature in order to make an expert opinion of whether the beliefs are harmful to society. (references)

Economic History

Saudi Arabia

Key expert advisors were selected in mid-2001. (references)

Uk

In all cases, expert assistance should be obtained to avoid potentially expensive mistakes. (references)

Luxembourg

In addition, interest subsidies, first time business bonuses, and expert assistance are available. (references)

Human Rights

Croatia

In May Ivica Crnic--a former non-party Justice Minister and labor law expert known for his independence--became the new president of the Supreme Court. (references)

Colombia

In September 2000, human rights expert Reinaldo Botero was named director of the presidential program for human rights and international humanitarian law. (references)

China

The mechanism that allows defendants to confront their accusers is inadequate; according to one expert, only 1 percent to 5 percent of trials involve witnesses. (references)

Political Economy

Slovak Rep

Parliament passed a law in 1999 governing the use of minority languages that was deemed a significant step forward by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) expert on minority issues, Max Van Der Stoel. (references)

Trade

Ukraine

Any non-governmental expert findings commissioned by the given entity should also be enclosed. (references)

Ukraine

A preliminary expert examination in the export control domain is mandatory, and is carried out by the Derzhexportkontrol. (references)

Travel

Korea

Koreans will not expect you to be an expert on the nuances of their culture, but they will appreciate a show of interest in matters that are important to them. (references)

Brazil

The Brazilian entity inviting technical expert to Brazil must apply for and obtain a work permit from the Ministry of Labor in Brazil, which much be approved and transmitted to the appropriate Brazilian Embassy or Consulate before a work visa can be issued. (references)

Women

Taiwan

One expert estimates that 7,000 rapes occur annually--10 times the number reported to the police. (references)

Worker Rights

Argentina

However, few workers in the formal sector make the minimum wage; according to a prominent labor expert, the estimated average income of a laborer is roughly $550 (550 pesos) per month. (references)

Georgia

According to a foreign union expert, the FTUTGS complained of increased pressure from the school authorities in the second half of 2000, including principals instructing teachers not to join the union and actively preventing teachers from attending meetings. (references)

Laos

With advice from the International Labor Organization (ILO), including a foreign expert provided by the ILO to work with the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, the Government in 1994 revised the Labor Code in an effort to clarify the rights and obligations of workers and employers. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Ending with "expert": non-expert.

Afrikaan

ervare (accomplished, adept, experienced). (various references)

Albanian

ekspert (Ace, adept, assessor, experienced, professional, proficient, pundit, skilful, skillful, troubleshooter, valuer, wizard), njohës (cognitive, connoisseur, exploring, fancier, judge), i zoti (able, accomplished, adroit, capable, delicate, dexterous, dextrous, efficient, fool, natty, neat, neat-handed, proficient, skilful, skillful). (various references)

Arabic 

‏متخصص (specialist, specialized), ‏مختص (competent, particular, respective), ‏عالم (hemisphere, kingdom, learned, lettered, province, scholar, universe, walk, world), ‏خبير (experienced, master, old, old hand, practiced, proficient, pundit, skilled), ‏الخبير (connoisseur, judge, past master). (various references)

Bulgarian 

вещ (adept, canny, discriminating, object, proficient, scientific, skilful, skilled, sophisticated, thing), опитен (adept, capable, consummate, empiric, empirical, experienced, experimental, good, grey, laboratory, old, old hand, perfect, pilot, practised, proficient, ripe, scientific, skilful, skilled, skillful, sophisticated, thorough-paced, versed, veteran, whizbang), експерт (adept, consultant, judge, master, proficient, sharp), познавач (adept, cognoscente, connoisseur, fancier, judge, proficient, sharp), изкусен (adroit, clever, cunning, daedal, light fingered, masterful, mean, neat, proficient, scientific, sharp, skilful, skilled, skillful, slick, subtle, technic, technical, tricksy, versed, workmanlike). (various references)

Chinese 

能手 , 內行 (experienced), 專業人才 , 專家 (specialist), 專 (concentrated, focused on one thing, particular, special, specialized), 師 (a division, master, model, teacher), �"家 (Professional, Pundit), 分析人士 (analyst). (various references)

Czech

expert, znalec (adept, cognoscente, connoisseur, judge, master), specialista (specialist), odborník (practitioner, professional, scholar, specialist), odborný (learned, professional, scholarly, special, technical, vocational). (various references)

Danish

faglaert arbejder (journeyman, qualified worker, skilled artisan, skilled labour, skilled labourer, skilled worker, specialist). (various references)

Dutch

EXPERT (specialist), deskundig (able, accomplished, adept, competent, experienced). (various references)

Esperanto

ekzercita (experienced, practised, skilful, skilled, skillful), eksperto (specialist), ekspertisto, eksperta, spertulo, sperta (experienced), kompetentulo, fakulo (specialist). (various references)

Faeroese

serfrøðingur (specialist). (various references)

Farsi 

متخصص (Adhoc, Proficient, Specialist), ماهر (Adept, Adroit, Cunning, Deft, Dexterous, Dextrous, Great, Handy, Industrious, Jimmy, Natty, Pert, Proficient, Skillful, Slick, Understanding, Workmanlike), کارشناس (Critic, Judge), ویژه کار (Specialist), ویژه گر (Specialist), خبره (Connoisseur, Critic). (various references)

Finnish

EXPERT-järjestelmä, kokenut (accomplished, adept, experienced), ammattityöntekijä (journeyman, qualified worker, skilled artisan, skilled labour, skilled labourer, skilled worker, specialist). (various references)

French

spécialiste, expert. (various references)

German

experte (authority, pundit), erfahren (accomplished, adept, adeptly, experience, experienced, find out, hear, learn, learn of, learned, learnt, practiced, proficient, receive, seasoned, skilfull, skillfull, sophisticated, suffer, to adept, undergo, versatile), kundig (accomplished, adept, experienced, expertly, knowledgeable, well informed), geschickt (able, ably, adept, adroit, agile, agilely, capably, clever, cleverly, competently, cunningly, deft, deftly, dexterous, expertly, glibly, handy, ingenious, neatly, nimble, proficient, shrewd, shrewdly, skilful, skilfully, skilled, skillful, skillfully). (various references)

Greek 

εμπειρογνώμων (connoisseur, Judge). (various references)

Hebrew 

מומח�" (adept, dab, master, past master, specialist), מבין (a person of understanding, connoisseur, savant), י�"ען (connoisseur, erudite, savant, scholar), אמן (artisan, artist), אכספרט, בקי (adept, conversant, erudite, past master, proficient, skilled, versed), בר �"כי. (various references)

Hungarian

szakember (floater, pro, professional, specialist, technician, whiz), szakértõ (adept, adviser, connoisseur, fancier, judge, past master), jártas (artful, cunning, handy, practiced, practised, proficient, versed). (various references)

Indonesian

piawai (skilled, sophisticated), pawang (druid, guide, hunter, steersman), pakar (specialist), bestari, ahli (ace, connoisseur, highly competent, profession, skilled, specialist). (various references)

Italian

specialista (specialist), esperto (ably, accomplished, adept, adroit, clever, connoisseur, experienced, Judge, oldster, practiced, practised, professional, pundit, skiful, skilful, skilled, skillful, trained). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

玄人 (geisha, professional, prostitute), 旨い (appetizing, clever, delicious, fortunate, promising, skillful, splendid, successful, wise). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

�"うしゅ (a good move, A-grade, batting and fielding, expertise, first class, folding one's arms, good fielding, good move, hanging, offense and defense, person engaged in public engineering works, proprietor of a school, skill, strangling to death, tilling and sowing), じゅくれ�"しゃ (man of experience, skilled hand), エキスパート , ゆうしきしゃ (knowledgeable person), めいじ�" (master), めいしゅ (choice sake, leader, leading power, wise ruler), みょうしゅ (exquisite beauty or charms, master, virtuoso), れ�"たつ (dexterity, skill), たつじ�" (master), せ�"も�" (speciality, subject of study), うまい (appetizing, clever, delicious, fortunate, promising, skillful, splendid, successful, wise), しょうばいに�" (merchant, professional), しゅうじゅく (developing skill, mastery, skilled), くろうと (geisha, professional, prostitute), たいか (a consideration, accumulation of freight or stock, compensation, degeneration, equivalent value, fireproof, freight congestion, gross mistake, large fire, retrogression, serious error), ろうれ�"か (veteran). (various references)

Korean 

� �문가 (Professional, specialist). (various references)

Malay

ahli (specialist). (various references)

Manx

oayllee (connoisseur, fancier, professional, pundit, savant, scientist), oalagh, aghtal (clever, dexterous, proficient, skilful). (various references)

Norwegian

ekspert, sakkyndig, fagmann. (various references)

Papiamen

bakianu (specialist), bakiá (specialist), baké (specialist). (various references)

Pig Latin

expertay

Polish

doświadczony. (various references)

Portuguese

perito (Ace, adept, authority, competent, connoisseur, dab, deft, experienced, expert opinion, hakim, judge, land surveyor, master, nailer, proficient, referee, sciential, scientific, skilled, specialist, surveyor, versed), especialista (Judge, specialist). (various references)

Romanian

expert (Ace, adept, authority, connoisseur, dab, dabster, Don, proficient, specialist), experimentat (experienced, old, practised, shrewd, skilled, versed), specialist (adept, authority on, fancier, judge, keyman, oner at, practitioner, professional man, specialist), savant (academic, erudite, learned, pedantic, pedantry, savant, scholar, scholarly, scientist, skilfully, well informed, well read), priceput (able, capable, clever, competent, experienced, gumptious, industrious, ingenious, knowing, knowingly, old, salted, scientific, skilful, skilled, skillful, versed), meşter (artisan, artist, dabster, master, skilful, skillful, tradesman), maestru (artistic, artistical, dabster, maestro, master), cunoscãtor (connoisseur, dab, fancier, knowing). (various references)

Russian 

эксперт (assessor, beta tester), опытный (developmental, experienced, experimental, factual, knowledgeable, old hand, practised, sophisticated, tentative, versed, worldly wise, worldly-wise), знаток (adept, cognoscente, connoisseur, dab, dabster, fancier, judge, scholar, watcher). (various references)

Scottish

ealanta (artistic; ingenious), ealamh (nimble), teòma (apt, dexterous, skilful), iollain, gleusda (clever, tidy, trim, well-exercised), cliste (agile, nimble, swift), aparr, abalt. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

ekspert (whiz, whizz), stručnjak (authority, dabster, savant, specialist), stručan (professional, vocational, workmanlike), poznavalac (connoisseur, judge). (various references)

Spanish

experto (able, accomplished, Ace, adept, adroit, clever, connoisseur, dexterous, experienced, Judge, knowledgeable, nifty, nimble, practiced, practised, proficient, seasoned, sharp, skilful, skilled, skillful), hábil (able, accomplished, adroit, capable, clever, cunning, deft, dexterous, experienced, handy, light-handed, masterly, neat, neat-handed, nifty, practised, proficient, shrewd, skilful, skilled, skillful, slick). (various references)

Swedish

EXPERT (adept, authority, fancier, hand, pundit, specialist, viz, whizz), specialist (specialist). (various references)

Turkish

erbap (cognoscente, connoisseur, dab, past master, whizz), eksper (referee), uzman (adept, authority, connoisseur, dab, dabster, Don, fiend, judge, oracle, professional, proficient, regular, specialist, technician), usta (adept, adroit, artist, connoisseur, constructor, craftsman, dab, dabster, deft, dexterous, experienced, facile, hand, ingenious, intelligent, journeyman, master, old hand, proficient, shark, skilful, skilled, skillful, slick, subtile, versed, whizz, wise, workman, Wright), ihtisas (expertise, speciality, specialization), bilirkişi (authority, expert witness, friend of the court, referee, surveyor, valuator, valuer), bílírkíxí (specialist), üstâd (adept, maestro, master, the master). (various references)

Turkmen 

edenli (business-like), habarly (versed). (various references)

Ukranian 

фахівець (dabster, guru, specialist, technician), обізнаний (acquainted, adept, aware, cognizant, conversant, informed, well informed), знавець (adept, cognoscenti, connoisseur, dabster, proficient, sharp, whale), експерт (adept, assessor, examiner, proficient), досвідчений (accomplished, adept, experienced, old, perite, proficient, salted, skilled, sophisticate, sophisticated, versed, veteran). (various references)

Vietnamese 

thông thạo, th� nh thạo (master, professionally, proficient, thoroughpaced, versed), nh� chuyên môn (technician), lão luyện của nh� chuyên môn; về mặt chuyên môn, chuyên viên viên giám định, chuyên gia (authority, proficient, specialist). (various references)

Welsh

hyfedr (adroit, clever, skillful). (various references)

ku-zu. (various references)

artifex, artificem, artifices, artificesque, artificibus, artificis, artificum, astuti, astutior, astutus, callide, callidi, callidior, callidus, consultum, docta, doctae, doctas, docte, docti, doctis, doctissimi, doctissimo, doctissimos, doctissimum, doctorum, doctos, doctus, gnarus, magister, magistri, magistris, magistro, magistrorum, magistros, magistrum, periti, peritis, peritos, peritum, peritus, professor, sciam, scias, sciens, sciente, scientem, scientes, scienti, scientia, scientibus, scientissimum, scientium, scio, scius, sollertia. (various references)

expertise. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "expert": experted, experting, expertise, expertises, expertism, expertisms, expertize, expertized, expertizes, expertizing, expertly, expertness, expertnesses, experts. (additional references)

Words ending with "expert": inexpert, nonexpert, unexpert. (additional references)

Words containing "expert": inexpertly, inexpertness, inexpertnesses, inexperts, nonexperts. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Expert" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: epart, Espert, excer, excert, exept, exerp, exerpt, expart, expat, expent, exper, Experta, Expertel, expertext, experti, experto, expir, expirt, expirte, expre, exprest, exprt, expsrh, expsrl, Exupery, Geppert, Olphert, x'pert. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: exert, peter.

-2 letters: peer, pert, pree, prex, rete, tree.

-3 letters: ere, pee, per, pet, ree, rep, ret, rex, tee.

-4 letters: er, et, ex, pe, re.

+1 letter: excerpt, experts, pretext.

+2 letters: excerpts, experted, expertly, exported, exporter, inexpert, preexist, pretexts, reexport, unexpert.

+3 letters: apteryxes, excerpted, excerpter, excerptor, expediter, expeditor, experting, expertise, expertism, expertize, expletory, exploiter, exporters, expurgate, extempore, extirpate, hypertext, inexperts, metroplex, nonexpert, preexists, pretexted, reexports, triplexes, xerophyte.

+4 letters: ciphertext, exasperate, excerpters, excerpting, excerption, excerptors, expatriate, expediters, expeditors, experiment, expertises, expertisms, expertized, expertizes, expertness, exploiters, exportable, expurgated, expurgates, extemporal, externship, extirpated, extirpates, hypertexts, inexpertly, nonexperts, perplexity, preexisted, pretexting, pyroxenite, reexported, supertaxes, xerophytes.

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