adept 
adept definition
adept (ə dept′; also, and for n. always ad′ept′)
adjective
highly skilled; expert
Etymology: L adeptus, pp. of adipisci, to arrive at < ad-, to + apisci, to pursue, attain: used in ML of alchemists claiming to have arrived at the philosopher's stone
noun
adept ad′·ept′ a person who is highly skilled in some field of knowledge or work; expert
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