expert

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English

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin expertus, from ex (“out”) + peritus (“experienced, expert”), perfect active participle of the unattested verb *perior (“I go through”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *per-.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɛk.spɜːt/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɛk.spɝt/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈek.spɜːt/

Adjective

expert (comparative more expert, superlative most expert)

1. Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.

2. Characteristic of an expert.

3. (obsolete) Proven, experienced, veteran.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:skillful

Antonyms

• inexpert
• nonexpert

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

expert (plural experts)

1. A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.
2. (chess) A player ranking just below master.

Synonyms

• maven
• specialist

Hyponyms

• connoisseur

Coordinate terms

• initiate (anyone initiated, anywhere from basic familiarity to expertise)

Translations

Further reading

• "expert" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 129.

Anagrams

• pretex, xerept

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əksˈpɛrt]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eksˈpɛɾt]

Adjective

expert (feminine experta, masculine plural experts, feminine plural expertes)

1. expert

Noun

expert m (plural experts, feminine experta)

1. 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], 2007 April

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛkspɛrt]

Noun

expert m anim (female equivalent expertka)

1. 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)

1. 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)

1. 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)

1. expert

Descendants

• → Turkish: eksper

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)

1. 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)

1. expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)

   Synonyms: especialista, perito, experto

Related terms

• expertise

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French expert, from Latin expertus.

Noun

expert m (plural experți, feminine equivalent expertă)

1. expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)

   Synonym: specialist

2. (computing) wizard (program or script used to simplify complex operations)

   Synonym: asistent

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

expert c

1. expert

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• expertis

See also

• kännare
• sakkunnig

References

• expert in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)