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expert

Definition

  • noun: a person who has special skill or knowledge relating to a particular subject
  • noun: one with the special skill or knowledge representing mastery of a particular subject
  • verb: to serve as an expert
  • adjective: having, involving, or displaying special skill or knowledge derived from training or 'experience'
  • adjective: having or showing special skill or knowledge because of what you have been taught or what you have experienced
  • synonyms: dexterous, adroit, prompt

Examples

  • an 'expert witness' [=a witness in a court of law who is an expert on a particular subject]

  • The company has become 'expert' at/in adapting its products for new clients.

  • She was an acknowledged 'expert' on/in child development.

Movie quotes

  • (..) It ain't normal for a mouse to come up on people. - Maybe it's rabid. BRUTAL: Oh, my Christ. - Yeah, it could be. - Oh, the big mouse expert. The Mouse Man. You see him foaming at the mouth, Mouse Man? I don't see its mouth at all. - Brutal, no. We'll be hip-deep in mice. (..)
    1999 The Green Mile