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expert
- /ˈɛk.spɜːt/ UK
- /ɪkˈspɜːt/ UK, adjective
- /ˈɛk.spɜɹt/ Canada, US
- /ɪkˈspɜɹt/ Canada, US, adjective
- /ˈek.spɜːt/ Australia
- /ɪkˈspɜːt/ Australia, adjective
- /ˈek.spøːt/ New Zealand
- /əkˈspøːt/ New Zealand, adjective
- /ˈɛk.spɛɹt/ Scotland
- /ɪkˈspɛɹt/ Scotland, adjective
Rhymes with -ɛkspɜː(ɹ)t, -ɜː(ɹ)t
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English expert, derived from Old French expert (“experienced”), espert, from Latin expertus (contracted from *experitus), perfect active participle of experior (“to try”), from ex- + *-perior.
adjective more expert · most expert
- Extraordinary capable or knowledgeable. I am expert at making a simple situation complex.
- Characteristic of an expert. This problem requires expert knowledge.
- Proven, experienced, veteran.
Similar: proficient · Opposite: inexpert, nonexpert
noun experts
- 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
- A player ranking just below master.
Similar: maven, specialist, demon
verb experts · experting · experted
- To have (something) reviewed or checked by an expert. Estimated cost of editorial work on Advanced History […] Estimated cost of experting the Advanced History […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: proficient, adept, practiced, skillful, skilled, good, professional, skilful, expertise, experienced, enlightened, competent, knowledgeable, informed, well-informed, maven
adjective
Similar: proficient · Opposite: inexpert, nonexpert
noun
Similar: maven, specialist, demon
Translations
Every language
adj extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable
| Español | experto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전문적 jeonmunjeok |
| 日本語 | 専門的 senmonteki |
| हिन्दी | दक्ष dakṣ, कुशल kuśal, निपुण nipuṇ, पारंगत pāraṅgat |
| Português | especialista, perito, expert |
| Français | expert |
| Deutsch | fachmännisch |
| Italiano | esperto, abile, provato |
| Ελληνικά | έμπειρος émpeiros, επιτήδειος epitídeios |
| Română | expert, de expert |
| Русский | экспе́ртный ekspértnyj |
| العربية | خَبِير ḵabīr, مَاهِر māhir |
adj characteristic of an expert
| Español | pericial |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전문적 jeonmunjeok |
| 日本語 | 専門的 senmonteki |
| Italiano | specialistico |
| Ελληνικά | ειδικός eidikós |
noun person with extensive knowledge or ability
| Español | perito, experto, conocedor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 숙련자 sungnyeonja, 전문가 jeonmun'ga, 명인 myeong'in |
| 日本語 | 専門家 senmonka, 熟練者 jukurensha, 名人 meijin |
| 中文 | 專家 /专家 zhuānjiā, 專門家 /专门家 zhuānménjiā, 高手 gāoshǒu |
| हिन्दी | विशेषज्ञ viśeṣajña, माहिर māhir, कबीर kabīr, सिद्धहस्त siddhahast |
| Kiswahili | mtaalam, mtaalamu |
| Português | expert, especialista, perito |
| Français | expert |
| Deutsch | Experte, Fachmann, Fachfrau |
| Italiano | esperto |
| Ελληνικά | εμπειρογνώμων empeirognómon, εμπειροτέχνης empeirotéchnis, δεξιοτέχνης dexiotéchnis |
| Română | expert |
| Русский | экспе́рт ekspért, специали́ст specialíst, специали́стка specialístka, знато́к znatók |
| Tiếng Việt | chuyên gia |
| العربية | مُتَخَصِّص mutaḵaṣṣiṣ, مُتَخَصِّصَة mutaḵaṣṣiṣa, خَبِير ḵabīr, خَبِيرَة ḵabīra |
| עברית | מומחה, מֻמְחֶה mumkhé |
Talk about this word "expert." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/expert. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. expert. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/expert "expert." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/expert.Cite this
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howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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