EXPERT


Meaning of EXPERT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ekspɜ:(r)t ]

( experts)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

An expert is a person who is very skilled at doing something or who knows a lot about a particular subject.

...a yoga expert.

...an expert on trade in that area.

= specialist

N-COUNT : oft n N , N on n

2.

Someone who is expert at doing something is very skilled at it.

The Japanese are expert at lowering manufacturing costs...

= skilled

ADJ : oft ADJ at -ing

• ex‧pert‧ly

Shopkeepers expertly rolled spices up in bay leaves.

ADV : ADV with v

3.

If you say that someone has expert hands or an expert eye, you mean that they are very skilful or experienced in using their hands or eyes for a particular purpose.

When the horse suffered a back injury Harvey cured it with his own expert hands...

ADJ : ADJ n

4.

Expert advice or help is given by someone who has studied a subject thoroughly or who is very skilled at a particular job.

We’ll need an expert opinion...

ADJ : ADJ n

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