expert
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French, from Latin expertus.
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛkspɚt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛkspəːt/
Audio (US) (file)
AdjectiveEdit
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.
SynonymsEdit
- See also Thesaurus:skillful
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NounEdit
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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Coordinate termsEdit
- 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.
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
AdjectiveEdit
expert (feminine experta, masculine plural experts, feminine plural expertes)
NounEdit
expert m (plural experts, feminine experta)
Further readingEdit
- “expert” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
expert m anim
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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/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ex‧pert
- Rhymes: -ɛːr, -ɛrt
NounEdit
expert m (plural experts or experten, diminutive expertje n)
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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FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
expert (feminine 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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NounEdit
expert m (plural experts, feminine experte)
DescendantsEdit
- → Turkish: eksper
Further readingEdit
- “expert”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
expert (strong nominative masculine singular experter, not comparable)
DeclensionEdit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
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 readingEdit
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Unadapted borrowing from English expert. Doublet of esperto and experto.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
expert m or f by sense (plural experts)
- 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.
NounEdit
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)
DeclensionEdit
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 |
SynonymsEdit
- (expert): specialist
- (wizard): asistent
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
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NounEdit
expert c
DeclensionEdit
Declension of expert | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | expert | experten | experter | experterna |
Genitive | experts | expertens | experters | experternas |