expert

expert
ex|pert1 W2S3 [ˈekspə:t US -ə:rt] n
[Date: 1800-1900; : French; Origin: Old French; EXPERT2]
someone who has a special skill or special knowledge of a subject, gained as a result of training or experience
expert on/in
He's a world expert on marine mammals.
medical/technical/financial etc expert
Tests should be administered by a medical expert.
expert 2
expert2 W3 adj
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin expertus, past participle of experiri; EXPERIENCE1]
1.) having a special skill or special knowledge of a subject
≠ ↑inexpert expert on/in/at
The police are expert at handling situations like this in strict confidence.
He cast his expert eye on the gardener's work.
2.) relating to or coming from an expert
Ministers depend on civil servants for expert advice .
>expertly adv
>expertness n [U]

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  • Expert AG — Rechtsform AG Gründung 1962 Sitz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • expert — EXPÉRT, Ă, experţi, te, s.m. şi f., adj. 1. s.m. şi f. (Adesea adjectival) Persoană care posedă cunoştinţe temeinice într un anumit domeniu; specialist de mare clasă. ♦ spec. Persoană competentă într un anumit domeniu, numită de un organ de stat… …   Dicționar Român

  • Expert — person assigned by an accreditation body to provide specific knowledge or expertise with respect to the scope of accreditation to be assessed (p. 3.12 ISO/IEC 17011:2004). Источник …   Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации

  • expert — ex·pert n: a person with special or superior skill or knowledge in a particular area see also expert witness at witness Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • EXPERT (R.-H.) — EXPERT ROGER HENRI (1882 1955) Issu d’une dynastie de vignerons aisés du Bordelais, Roger Henri Expert fit ses études secondaires au collège Saint Elme fondé par les Dominicains à Arcachon, s’inscrivit ensuite à l’école des Beaux Arts de Bordeaux …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • expert — expert, perte (èk spêr, spèr t ) adj. 1°   Qui a, par l expérience, acquis une grande habileté dans un métier, dans quelque chose. •   De ses mains à vaincre expertes Étouffant le serpent trompeur, RÉGNIER Hymne.. •   Elle est experte au fait… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • expert — adj *proficient, adept, skilled, skillful, masterly Analogous words: practiced, drilled (see PRACTICE vb): trained, schooled (see TEACH): *dexterous, deft, adroit Antonyms: amateurish Contrasted words: inept, maladroit, *awkward, clumsy expert …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Expert — Ex*pert ([e^]ks*p[ e]rt ), a. [F. expert, L. expertus, p. p. of experiri to try. See {Experience}.] Taught by use, practice, or experience, experienced; having facility of operation or performance from practice; knowing and ready from much… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • expert — (франц.) = Sachverstandiger (нем.) = perito (итал.) эксперт, лицо, которое в силу наличия у него специальной подготовки или знаний может осуществить профессиональную оценку ситуации. Эксперт может быть назначен составом арбитража (tribunal… …   Glossary of international commercial arbitration

  • expert — [eks′pərt; ] for adj., also [ eks pʉrt′, ik spʉrt′] adj. [ME < OFr < L expertus, pp. of experiri: see PERIL] 1. very skillful; having much training and knowledge in some special field 2. of or from an expert [an expert opinion] n. [Fr] a… …   English World dictionary

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