expert

English

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Etymology

From Latin expertus.

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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 Wikisaurus:skillful

Antonyms

• inexpert
• nonexpert

Related terms

• expert system

Translations

extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable

Czech: zkušený (cs) m. Finnish: taitava (fi) Greek: έμπειρος (el) (émpeiros) m., επιτήδειος (el) (epitídeios) m. Japanese: 専門的 (ja) (せんもんてき, senmonteki) Korean: 숙달한 (sukdal-han), 노력한 (noryeok-han), 능숙한 (neungsuk-han) Manx: aghtal (gv)

Romanian: expert (ro), de expert (ro) Scottish Gaelic: ealanta (gd), teòma (gd) Spanish: experto (es) m. Swahili: mtaalamu (sw) Swedish: expert (sv) c. Telugu: నిపుణుడు (te) (nipinudu), నిపుణురాలు (te) (ninuralu)

characteristic of an expert

Czech: odborný (cs) m. Finnish: asiantunteva (fi) Greek: ειδικός (el) (eidikós) m. Japanese: 専門的 (ja) (せんもんてき, senmonteki)

Korean: 전문가의 (jeonmunka-ui) Scottish Gaelic: ealanta (gd), teòma (gd) Swahili: mtaalamu (sw) Swedish: expert- (sv) c.

Noun

expert (plural experts)

1. A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.

   We called in several experts on the subject, but they couldn't reach an agreement.

   If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert. - David Ben-Gurion

2. (chess) A player ranking just below master.

Translations

person with extensive knowledge or ability

Arabic: متخصص (mutaxáṣṣiṣ) m. Chinese: 專家, 专家 (zhuānjiā), 專門家, 专门家 (zhuānménjiā) Croatian: èkspert (hr) m., strȕčnjāk (hr) m., ználac (hr) m. Czech: odborník (cs) m., expert (cs) m., znalec (cs) m. Dutch: expert (nl) Esperanto: kompetentulo (eo) Estonian: asjatundja (et), ekspert (et) Finnish: asiantuntija (fi), ekspertti (fi) French: expert (fr) m. German: Experte (de) m. Greek: εμπειρογνώμων (el) (empeirognómon), εμπειροτέχνης (el) (empeirotéchnis) m., δεξιοτέχνης (el) (dexiotéchnis) m. and f.

Japanese: 専門家 (ja) (せんもんか, senmonka), 熟練者 (ja) (じゅくれんしゃ, jukurensha) Korean: 숙련자 (sukryeonja), 전문가 (jeonmun'ga), 명인 (名人, myeongin) Romanian: expert (ro) m. Russian: эксперт (ru) (ekspért), специалист (ru) (specialíst) Scottish Gaelic: ealantach (gd) m., eòlaiche (gd) m. Slovene: strokovnjak (sl) m., izvedenec (sl) m. Swahili: mtaalam (sw) Swedish: expert (sv) c., sakkunnig (sv) c. Zazaki: pıspor m., pıspore f.

chess ranking

Swahili: mtaalam (sw)

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Telugu: సిద్ధహస్తుడు (siddhahastuDu) Turkish: bilirkişi (belerkeshee)

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Czech

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Noun

expert m.

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

Synonyms

• odborník
• znalec

Related terms

• expertní

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Dutch

Noun

expert ? (plural experts or experten, ^??? please provide the diminutive!)

1. expert

Synonyms

• deskundige

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French

Etymology

Latin expertus

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛk.spɛʁ/

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Noun

expert m. (plural experts; feminine experte, plural expertes)

1. expert

Adjective

expert m. (f. experte, m. plural experts, f. plural expertes)

1. expert

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Swedish

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Noun

expert c.

1. an expert

Declension

Declension of expert

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	expert	experten	experter	experterna
genitive	experts	expertens	experters	experternas

Related terms

• expertis