See also: expèrt

EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Old French, from Latin expertus.

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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.
  3. (obsolete) Proven, experienced, veteran.

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expert (plural experts)

  1. 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.
  2. (chess) A player ranking just below master.

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  • initiate (anyone initiated, anywhere from basic familiarity to expertise)

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Further readingEdit

  • "expert" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 129.

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CatalanEdit

AdjectiveEdit

expert (feminine experta, masculine plural experts, feminine plural expertes)

  1. expert

NounEdit

expert m (plural experts, feminine experta)

  1. expert
    Synonym: perit

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expert m anim

  1. expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject)
    Synonyms: odborník, znalec

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  • expert in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • expert in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Dutch expert, from Middle French expert, from Old French expert, from Latin expertus.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): (chiefly Netherlands) /ɛksˈpɛːr/, (chiefly Belgium) /ɛksˈpɛrt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ex‧pert
  • Rhymes: -ɛːr, -ɛrt

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expert m (plural experts or experten, diminutive expertje n)

  1. expert

Usage notesEdit

When expert is pronounced with a silent t (common in Netherlandic Dutch), the plural is experts. When the t is pronounced (common in Belgian Dutch), the plural is experten.

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  • Afrikaans: ekspert
  • Indonesian: eksper
  • West Frisian: ekspert

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin expertus.

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expert (feminine experte, masculine plural experts, feminine plural expertes)

  1. 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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expert m (plural experts, feminine experte)

  1. expert

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GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French expert.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ɛksˈpɛʁt]
  • Hyphenation: ex‧pert
  • (file)

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expert (strong nominative masculine singular experter, not comparable)

  1. expert

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  • expert” in Duden online
  • expert” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from English expert. Doublet of esperto and experto.

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expert m or f by sense (plural experts)

  1. expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)
    Synonyms: especialista, perito, experto

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RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French expert, from Latin expertus.

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expert m (plural experți, feminine equivalent expertă)

  1. expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)
  2. (computing) wizard (program or script used to simplify complex operations)

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expert c

  1. expert

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Declension of expert 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative expert experten experter experterna
Genitive experts expertens experters experternas

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