Expert Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of EXPERT is one with the special skill or knowledge representing mastery of a particular subject. How to use expert in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut expert noun SaveWord ex·​pert |\ˈek-ˌspərt \ Definitionofexpert (Entry1of3) :onewiththespecialskillorknowledgerepresentingmasteryofaparticularsubject expert adjective ex·​pert |\ˈek-ˌspərt ,ik-ˈspərt \ Definitionofexpert (Entry2of3) 1 :having,involving,ordisplayingspecialskillorknowledgederivedfromtrainingorexperience 2 obsolete :experienced expert verb ex·​pert |\ˈek-ˌspərt \ experted;experting;experts Definitionofexpert (Entry3of3) intransitiveverb :toserveasanexpert OtherWordsfromexpert Synonyms&Antonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym ExampleSentences PhrasesContainingexpert LearnMoreAboutexpert OtherWordsfromexpert Adjective expertly adverb expertness noun Synonyms&Antonymsforexpert Synonyms:Noun ace, adept, artist, authority, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack (alsocrackajack), dab [chieflyBritish], dabhand [chieflyBritish], fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, maestro, master, maven (alsomavin), meister, pastmaster, proficient, scholar, shark, sharp, virtuoso, whiz, wizard Synonyms:Adjective adroit, artful, bravura, deft, delicate, dexterous (alsodextrous), masterful, masterly, practiced (alsopractised), skillful, virtuoso, workmanlike Antonyms:Noun amateur, inexpert, nonexpert Antonyms:Adjective amateur, amateurish, artless, rude, unprofessional, unskillful VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforexpert Adjective proficient,adept,skilled,skillful,expertmeanhavinggreatknowledgeandexperienceinatradeorprofession.proficientimpliesathoroughcompetencederivedfromtrainingandpractice. proficientintranslatingforeignlanguages adeptimpliesspecialaptitudeaswellasproficiency. adeptatdoinglongdivision skilledstressesmasteryoftechnique. askilledsurgeon skillfulimpliesindividualdexterityinexecutionorperformance. skillfuldrivers expertimpliesextraordinaryproficiencyandoftenconnotesknowledgeaswellastechnicalskill. expertintheevaluationofwines ExamplesofexpertinaSentence Noun Shewasanacknowledgedexpertonchilddevelopment. anexpertatplanningdinnerparties Adjective Wereceivedsomeexpertadvice. Thecompanyhasbecomeexpertatadaptingitsproductsfornewclients. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun OneRussiaexpert,formerseniorCIAofficerPaulKolbe,saidthattheinvasionofanationthatislargerthanFranceorGermanycouldeventuallycreateanunsustainablesituationfortheRussiansandwasanenormousgamble. — StephenCollinson,CNN,24Feb.2022 Wired’sStevenLevylistenedtoRoganforthreehours;theAtlanticcontributorVinayPrasaddidsix-plusinJanuary;Slate’sin-houseRoganexpert,JustinPeters,wentinforeightlastweekend. — KaitlynTiffany,TheAtlantic,11Feb.2022 BobWall,thecharismaticmartialartsexpert,actorandstuntmanwhobattledBruceLeeinTheWayoftheDragon,EntertheDragonandGameofDeath,hasdied. — MikeBarnes,TheHollywoodReporter,1Feb.2022 Viswanathan,ascientistatCarnegieMellonUniversity,isanexpertinhigh-energy-densitybatteries—designsthataremeanttopackalotofjuiceintonotalotofspace. — GregoryBarber,Wired,1Feb.2022 Thedefensehiredanotherexpert,thistimeinhumanmemory. — CBSNews,29Jan.2022 ChrisOlson,FounderandCEOofTheMediaTrust,isanexpertoncybersecuritypolicy,digitalthird-partyriskanddataprivacyregulation. — ChrisOlson,Forbes,28Jan.2022 FrenchactressLaetitiaDoschstarsasHélène,asinglemotherandprofessorwhobecomesentangledinanall-consumingaffairwithamarriedRussiansecurityexpert,Alexandre(dancerSergeiPolunin). — KatieWalsh,LosAngelesTimes,27Jan.2022 Anexpertinthecraftofcomedy,andaverykindman. — DoryJackson,PEOPLE.com,21Jan.2022 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Adjective Chodoesn’tseehimselfasanexpertauthororhistorianonthesubject. — FrankShyongColumnist,LosAngelesTimes,26Feb.2022 Andthat’ssayingsomething,giventheirexpertartdirection. — BrittanyVincent,BGR,26Feb.2022 WheremanythinkoftheChicagoSymphonyOrchestra’sdistinctivesoundassomethingunalienablefromitsmusicdirector,orevenitsmusicians,underWolfe’sleadership,theChicagoSymphonyChorusbecameanexpertshape-shifter. — HannahEdgar,chicagotribune.com,24Feb.2022 TheNewYorkerhasbeenreportingfrominsideUkraineandprovidingexpertanalysisofthecrisis,andwillcontinuetodosointhedaysahead. — TheNewYorker,24Feb.2022 Martoranoworkedatthestoreforsixyears,becominganexpertfitter. — G.BruceBoyer,RobbReport,22Feb.2022 Thekitchenrequiredsomeexpert-levelplanningtofindroomforapantry,andmakesurealloftheappliancedoorsdidn’tbangintoeachotherwhentheywereopened. — ChristineLennon,SunsetMagazine,22Feb.2022 Whiletheultimategoalforeveryentryistoplaceinitscategoryandintheoverallchampionship,Strohmengerpointsoutthatthisbiennialeventallowsmakerstoreceivefeedbackfromexpertjudges. — NicoleHaase,MilwaukeeJournalSentinel,22Feb.2022 Insteadofrelyingonexpertopinion,thecomputerscientistsusedamathematicalapproachknownasstylometry. — NewYorkTimes,19Feb.2022 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb Googlenotonlylookstothecontentonthepage,buttoexpertauthorshipandsourcing. — Allbusiness,Forbes,27Jan.2022 Thisopportunityisforanyadvancedtoexpertskiersovertheageof15andistrulyabucketlistexperience. — SkiUtah,TheSaltLakeTribune,1Nov.2021 Contrarytoexpertmedicalconsensus,Mr.ZywickiinsistsnaturalimmunityfromcontractingCovidisatleastaseffectiveasafullvaccineregimen. — WSJ,16Aug.2021 PedroMendes,acomputationalbiologistatUConnHealthwhohasmodeledtheCOVID-19pandemic,saidConnecticutcanlikelyexpertfurtherincreasesinCOVID-19casesinthecomingweeks. — AlexPutterman,courant.com,19July2021 Oz,athree-partdocumentarythatfindstheAustraliancomedian,maybebestknowntoAmericanaudiencesforNanette,puttingherbackgroundinarthistorytoexpertusebybothcataloguingandinterrogatingthehistoryofAustralianfineart. — AlexisGunderson,Vulture,1July2021 Supportstaffretentionandsatisfactionbyequippingtheirclinicianswitheasy-to-usetechnologythatconnectsthemtoexpertresourceswhenneededanddeliversinsightsattheirfingertips. — SethJoseph,Forbes,9Mar.2021 TedWaters,amanagingpartneratFeldesmanTuckerLeiferFidell,saidcourtsgenerallydefertoexpertfederalagencyinterpretationonuseoffundsunlessthere’saclearconflict. — RachelCohrs,STAT,5Mar.2021 TheuphillroutesatMammotharegenerallyonblueandgreen(easyandintermediate)runs,butskierscandescendonblackdiamondordoubleblackdiamond(difficulttoexpert)slopes,dependingontheirability. — BrianE.Clark,LosAngelesTimes,11Dec.2020 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'expert.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore PhrasesContainingexpert efficiencyexpert expertopinion expertsystem expertwitness efficiencyexpert expertopinion expertsystem expertwitness FirstKnownUseofexpert Noun 1535,inthemeaningdefinedaboveAdjective 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense2Verb circa1889,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyforexpert Noun borrowedfromFrench,goingbacktoMiddleFrench,derivativeofexpertexpertentry2 Adjective MiddleEnglish,borrowedfromAnglo-French,borrowedfromLatinexpertus"tested,showntobetrue,"frompastparticipleofexperīrī"toputtothetest,attempt,haveexperienceof,undergo"—moreatexperienceentry1 Verb derivativeofexpertentry1 LearnMoreAboutexpert Shareexpert PosttheDefinitionofexperttoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofexpertonTwitter TimeTravelerforexpert Thefirstknownuseofexpertwas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearexpert experimentstation expert expertise SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforexpert LastUpdated 3Mar2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Expert.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expert.Accessed5Mar.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforexpert expert adjective ex·​pert |\ˈek-ˌspərt ,ik-ˈspərt\ KidsDefinitionofexpert (Entry1of2) :showingspecialskillorknowledgegainedfromexperienceortraining expertadviceanexpertsalesperson OtherWordsfromexpert expertly adverb expert noun ex·​pert |\ˈek-ˌspərt \ KidsDefinitionofexpert (Entry2of2) :apersonwithspecialskillorknowledgeofasubject expert noun ex·​pert Legal Definitionofexpert :apersonwithspecialorsuperiorskillorknowledgeinaparticulararea—seealsoexpertwitnessatwitness MorefromMerriam-Websteronexpert Nglish:TranslationofexpertforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofexpertforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY fester SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary NamethatThing:FlowerEdition Namethatflower amaryllis hydrangea chrysanthemum hyacinth Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethingalongtheway. TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay 'Za'and9OtherWordstoHelpYouWinatSCRABBLE Thesecrettop10wordsexpertsusetowinatSCR... ACastof12AstrologicalWords It'swritteninthestars Whatdoes'yeet'mean? Tossingsomeknowledgeyourway TopBanana,Kingpin,andOtherNicknamesforImportantPeople Bigwigs,bigenchiladas,andbigshots AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames ChallengingVocabularyQuizReturns! Notricks,justhardwordsyoumightencounterin... Takethequiz Eponyms:WordsNamedAfterPeople WastherereallyaMr.Shrapnel? Takethequiz TrueorFalse? Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethinga... Takethequiz