/ˈekspɜːt/
#1607 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
A person who knows a great deal about one subject after long study or practice.
Word origin
From Latin expertus, meaning tried and tested by experience.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- expertus
- English cognates
- experience, experiment
Grammar
Gender
Pluralexperts
Examples
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"An expert" is someone you can trust on that subject.
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"An expert on" something names the subject.
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Here the expert helps with computers.
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