expert
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French, from Latin expertus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛkspɚt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛkspəːt/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective[edit]
expert (comparative more expert, superlative most expert)
- Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.
- I am expert at making a simple situation complex.
- My cousin is an expert pianist.
- Characteristic of an expert.
- This problem requires expert knowledge.
- (obsolete) Proven, experienced, veteran.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:skillful
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Noun[edit]
expert (plural 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
- 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.
- (chess) A player ranking just below master.
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Further reading[edit]
- "expert" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 129.
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Adjective[edit]
expert (feminine experta, masculine plural experts, feminine plural expertes)
Noun[edit]
expert m (plural experts, feminine experta)
Further reading[edit]
- “expert” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
expert m
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Further reading[edit]
- expert in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- expert in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch expert, from Middle French expert, from Old French expert, from Latin expertus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (chiefly Netherlands) /ɛkˈspɛːr/, (chiefly Belgium) /ɛkˈspɛrt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ex‧pert
- Rhymes: -ɛːr, -ɛrt
Noun[edit]
expert m (plural experts or experten, diminutive expertje n)
Usage notes[edit]
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 Netherland-Dutch). In the literal pronunciation, the plural is experten; in the French pronunciation, it is experts.
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
expert (feminine singular experte, masculine plural experts, feminine plural expertes)
- expert
- Il est expert en matière de finances ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Il est expert dans les sciences humaines et sociales. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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Noun[edit]
expert m (plural experts, feminine experte)
Descendants[edit]
- → Turkish: eksper
Further reading[edit]
- “expert”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
expert (strong nominative masculine singular experter, not comparable)
Declension[edit]
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist expert | sie ist expert | es ist expert | sie sind expert | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | experter | experte | expertes | experte |
genitive | experten | experter | experten | experter | |
dative | expertem | experter | expertem | experten | |
accusative | experten | experte | expertes | experte | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der experte | die experte | das experte | die experten |
genitive | des experten | der experten | des experten | der experten | |
dative | dem experten | der experten | dem experten | den experten | |
accusative | den experten | die experte | das experte | die experten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein experter | eine experte | ein expertes | (keine) experten |
genitive | eines experten | einer experten | eines experten | (keiner) experten | |
dative | einem experten | einer experten | einem experten | (keinen) experten | |
accusative | einen experten | eine experte | ein expertes | (keine) experten |
Further reading[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English expert. Doublet of esperto and experto.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
expert m, f (plural experts)
- expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)
- Synonyms: especialista, perito, experto
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Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French expert, from Latin expertus.
Noun[edit]
expert m (plural experți, feminine equivalent expertă)
- expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)
- (computing) wizard (program or script used to simplify complex operations)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) expert | expertul | (niște) experți | experții |
genitive/dative | (unui) expert | expertului | (unor) experți | experților |
vocative | expertule | experților |
Synonyms[edit]
- (expert): specialist
- (wizard): asistent
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
expert c
Declension[edit]
Declension of expert | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | expert | experten | experter | experterna |
Genitive | experts | expertens | experters | experternas |
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