expert as a noun: - 1
as an adjective: - 1
- 2
expert
noun
1 expert
A person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully.
Roget 500:
sage,
wise man;
genius;
master mind,
master spirit of the age;
longhead†,
thinker;
intellectual,
longhair.
authority,
oracle,
luminary,
shining light,
esprit fort,
magnus Apollo [Lat.],
Solon,
Solomon,
Nestor,
Magi,
second Daniel. "
man of learning
etc.
492;
expert
etc.
700;
wizard
etc.
994.
wiseacre [Iron.],
bigwig,
know-it-all;
poor man's Einstein.
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Roget 700:
proficient,
expert,
adept,
dab;
dabster†,
crackerjack;
connoisseur
etc.
(scholar)
492;
master,
master hand;
prima donna [Sp.],
first fiddle,
top gun,
chef de cuisine,
top sawyer;
protagonist;
past master;
mahatma.
picked man;
medallist,
prizeman†.
veteran;
old stager,
old campaigner,
old soldier,
old file,
old hand;
man of business,
man of the world.
nice hand,
good hand,
clean hand;
practiced hand,
experienced eye,
experienced hand;
marksman;
good shot,
dead shot,
crack shot;
ropedancer,
funambulist†,
acrobat;
cunning man;
conjuror
etc.
(deceiver)
548;
wizard
etc.
994.
genius;
mastermind,
master head,
master spirit.
cunning blade,
sharp blade,
sharp fellow;
jobber;
cracksman
etc.
(thief)
792†;
politician,
tactician,
strategist.
pantologist†,
admirable Crichton,
Jack of all trades;
prodigy of learning.
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Dutch: autoriteit, connaisseur, deskundige, deskundoloog, expert, kenner, rot, specialist
adjective
1 expert
Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude:
— An expert job.
synonyms: adept, good, practiced, proficient, skilful, skillful.
Roget 698:
skillful,
dexterous,
adroit,
expert,
apt,
handy,
quick,
deft,
ready,
gain;
slick,
smart
etc.
(active)
682;
proficient,
good at,
up to,
at home in,
master of,
a good hand at,
au fait,
thoroughbred,
masterly,
crack,
accomplished;
conversant
etc.
(knowing)
490.
experienced,
practiced,
skilled,
hackneyed;
up in,
well up in;
in practice,
in proper cue;
competent,
efficient,
qualified,
capable,
fitted,
fit for,
up to the mark,
trained,
initiated,
prepared,
primed,
finished.
clever,
cute,
able,
ingenious,
felicitous,
gifted,
talented,
endowed;
inventive
etc.
515;
shrewd,
sharp,
on the ball
etc.
(intelligent)
498;
cunning
etc.
702;
alive to,
up to snuff,
not to be caught with chaff;
discreet.
neat-handed,
fine-fingered,
nimble-fingered,
ambidextrous,
sure-footed;
cut out for,
fitted for.
technical,
artistic,
scientific,
daedalian†,
shipshape;
workman-like,
business-like,
statesman-like.
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2 expert
Of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood.
synonym: technical.
Moby thesaurus: Admirable Crichton, Daedalian, Dutch uncle, Polonius, accomplished, ace, acquainted with, adept, adept in, admonisher, adroit, adviser, aficionado, amateur, apt, arbiter, arbiter elegantiarum, arbiter of taste, archetypical, artisan, artist, artiste, artistic, at home in, at home with, attache, au fait, authoritative, authority, backseat driver, bon vivant, bravura, brilliant, buff, buttinsky, championship, classic, clean, clever, cognoscente, collector, confidant, confined, connaisseur, connoisseur, consultant, consummate, conversant with, coordinated, cordon bleu, counsel, counselor, crack, crack shot, crackerjack, craftsman, critic, cunning, cute, dab, dabster, daedal, darb, dead shot, deft, developed, dexterous, dextrous, dilettante, diplomat, diplomatic, diplomatist, doyen, elder statesman, epicure, epicurean, excellent, exemplary, experienced, experienced hand, experimental scientist, expert at, expert consultant, familiar with, fan, fancy, feature, featured, finished, first-rate, freak, fully developed, good, good at, good judge, goodish, gourmand, gourmet, graceful, graduate, guide, handy, handy at, handy man, informed in, ingenious, instructor, intellectual, intimate with, journeyman, judge, kibitzer, knowledgeable, learned, limited, magisterial, man of science, marksman, master, master of, masterful, masterly, mature, matured, maven, meddler, mentor, model, monitor, neat, nestor, no mean, no slouch, nut, orienter, past master, perfected, polished, politic, politician, practical scientist, preceptist, pro, professional, professor, proficient, proficient in, pundit, qualified, quick, quintessential, quite some, ready, refined, refined palate, resourceful, restricted, ripe, ripened, savant, scholar, schooled, scientist, shark, sharp, skilled, skilled in, skillful, slick, some, specialist, specialistic, specialized, statesman, statesmanlike, strong in, stylish, superb, superior, swell, tactful, teacher, technical, technical adviser, technical expert, technician, technologist, the compleat, the complete, top-notch, trained, up on, versed in, virtuoso, well up on, well-done, well-read in, well-versed, whiz, wizard, wonderful, workmanlike ... show more.
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