expert

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English [Term?], derived from Old French [Term?] (“experienced”), derived from Latin expertus, perfect active participle of experior (“to try”). === Pronunciation === enPR: (n. and adj.) ĕk′spûrt, (adj.) ĭk-spûrt′ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): (n. and adj.) /ˈɛk.spɜːt/, (adj.) /ɪkˈspɜːt/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): (n. and adj.) /ˈɛk.spɜɹt/, (adj.) /ɪkˈspɜɹt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): (n. and adj.) /ˈek.spɜːt/, (adj.) /ɪkˈspɜːt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): (n. and adj.) /ˈek.spøːt/, (adj.) /əkˈspøːt/ (Scotland) IPA(key): (n. and adj.) /ˈɛk.spɛɹt/, (adj.) /ɪkˈspɛɹt/ (India) IPA(key): (n. and adj.) /ˈɛk.spəːʳʈ/, (adj.) /ɪkˈspəːʳʈ/ Rhymes: -ɛkspɜː(ɹ)t, -ɜː(ɹ)t Hyphenation: ex‧pert === Adjective === expert (comparative more expert, superlative most expert) Extraordinary capable or knowledgeable. Characteristic of an expert. (obsolete) Proven, experienced, veteran. ==== Synonyms ==== proficient; see also Thesaurus:skillful ==== Antonyms ==== inexpert nonexpert ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === expert (plural experts) A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject. (chess) A player ranking just below master. ==== Synonyms ==== maven specialist ==== Hyponyms ==== connoisseur ==== Coordinate terms ==== initiate (anyone initiated, anywhere from basic familiarity to expertise) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === expert (third-person singular simple present experts, present participle experting, simple past and past participle experted) (transitive) To have (something) reviewed or checked by an expert. 1899, California. Legislature, Journals of the Legislature of the State of California (page 470) The bill in question was one proposing to appropriate from the public moneys of this State $30,000 to pay an accountant for experting the books of the Southern Pacific Company, in furtherance of litigation then pending. === References === === Further reading === Raymond Williams (1983), “Expert”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 129 “expert”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === pretex, xerept == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əksˈpɛrt] IPA(key): (Valencia) [eksˈpɛɾt] === Adjective === expert (feminine experta, masculine plural experts, feminine plural expertes) expert === Noun === expert m (plural experts, feminine experta, feminine plural expertes) expert Synonym: perit ==== Further reading ==== “expert”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛkspɛrt] === Noun === expert m anim (female equivalent expertka) expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject) Synonyms: odborník, znalec ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “expert”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “expert”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch expert, from Middle French expert, from Old French expert, from Latin expertus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (chiefly Netherlands) /ɛkˈspɛːr/, (chiefly Belgium) /ɛkˈspɛrt/ Hyphenation: ex‧pert Rhymes: -ɛːr, -ɛrt === Noun === expert m (plural experts or experten, diminutive expertje n) expert ==== Usage notes ==== 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. ==== Synonyms ==== deskundige ==== Related terms ==== expertise ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: ekspert → Indonesian: eksper → West Frisian: ekspert == French == === Etymology === From Latin expertus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛk.spɛʁ/ === Adjective === 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) ==== Derived terms ==== expertement expertise ==== Related terms ==== inexpert === Noun === expert m (plural experts, feminine experte) expert ==== Descendants ==== → Turkish: eksper→ Laz: ექისფერი (ekisperi), ეჩისპერი (eçisp̌eri) — Atina, ექისპერი (ekisp̌eri) — Firtina Valley === Further reading === “expert”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French expert. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɛksˈpɛʁt] Hyphenation: ex‧pert === Adjective === expert (strong nominative masculine singular experter, not comparable) expert ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “expert” in Duden online “expert” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English expert. Doublet of esperto and experto. === Pronunciation === === Noun === expert m or f by sense (plural experts) expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field) Synonyms: especialista, perito, experto ==== Related terms ==== expertise === Further reading === “expert”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “expert”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French expert, from Latin expertus. === Noun === expert m (plural experți, feminine equivalent expertă) expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field) Synonym: specialist (computing) wizard (program or script used to simplify complex operations) Synonym: asistent ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Noun === expert c expert ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== expertis ==== See also ==== kännare sakkunnig === References === expert in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)