EXPERT


Meaning of EXPERT in English

(~s)

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

1.

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

...a yoga ~.

...an ~ on trade in that area.

= specialist

N-COUNT: oft n N, N on n

2.

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

The Japanese are ~ at lowering manufacturing costs...

= skilled

ADJ: oft ADJ at -ing

~ly

Shopkeepers ~ly rolled spices up in bay leaves.

ADV: ADV with v

3.

If you say that someone has ~ hands or an ~ 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 ~ 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 ~ opinion...

ADJ: ADJ n

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