expert
expert definition
ex·pert (eks′pərt; for adj., also eks pʉrt′, ik spʉrt′)
adjective
- very skillful; having much training and knowledge in some special field
- of or from an expert an expert opinion
Etymology: ME < OFr < L expertus, pp. of experiri: see peril
noun
a person who is very skillful or highly trained and informed in some special field
Etymology: Fr
Related Forms:
- expertly ex′·pertly adverb
- expertness ex′·pert·ness noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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