expert

See also: expèrt

English

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin expertus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

expert (comparative more expert, superlative most expert)

  1. Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.
    I am expert at making a simple situation complex.
    My cousin is an expert pianist.
  2. Characteristic of an expert.
    This problem requires expert knowledge.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:skillful

Antonyms

Translations

Noun

expert (plural experts)

  1. A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.
    • If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert. - David Ben-Gurion
    • 2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
      Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.
    We called in several experts on the subject, but they couldn't reach an agreement.
  2. (chess) A player ranking just below master.

Translations

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Further reading

  • "expert" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 129.

Anagrams

Catalan

Adjective

expert (feminine experta, masculine plural experts, feminine plural expertes)

  1. expert

Noun

expert m (plural experts, feminine experta)

  1. expert

Further reading

Czech

Pronunciation

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Noun

expert m

  1. expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject)

Synonyms

  • expertní

Further reading

  • expert in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • expert in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛkˈspɛːr/, /ɛkˈspɛrt/
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Noun

expert m (plural experts or experten, diminutive expertje n)

  1. expert

Usage notes

The word can be pronounced in a way that corresponds with the spelling (common in Belgian-Dutch) or a way that corresponds to the French pronunciation (common in Dutch-Dutch). In the literal pronunciation, the plural is "experten"; in the French pronunciation, it is "experts".

Synonyms

French

Etymology

Latin expertus

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛk.spɛʁ/
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Noun

expert m (plural experts, feminine experte)

  1. expert

Adjective

expert (feminine singular experte, masculine plural experts, feminine plural expertes)

  1. expert

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English expert.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛks.pɛʁt͡ʃ/

Noun

expert m, f (plural experts)

  1. expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)

Synonyms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French expert, Latin expertus.

Noun

expert m (plural experți, feminine equivalent expertă)

  1. expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)
  2. (computing) wizard (program or script used to simplify complex operations)

Declension

Synonyms

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

expert c

  1. expert

Declension

Declension of expert 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative expert experten experter experterna
Genitive experts expertens experters experternas

Synonyms

  • dataexpert
  • expertbedömning
  • expertgranskning
  • expertgrupp
  • experthjälp
  • expertis
  • expertjury
  • expertkommentar
  • expertkommentator
  • expertkommitté
  • expertkunskap
  • expertpanel
  • expertråd
  • experttips
  • expertutlåtande
  • expertutredning
  • expertuttalande
  • expertvälde

References

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