expert
ex·pert
noun
1.
a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
adjective
Origin
Inherited from Middle English expert, derived from Old French expert (“experienced”), espert, from Latin expertus (contracted from *experitus), perfect active participle of experior (“to try”), from ex- + *-perior.
Phrases
- expert system
- expert witness
- subject-matter expert
- time and motion expert
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