Expert Meaning
/ˈɛk.spɜːt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjExtraordinary capable or knowledgeable.
adjCharacteristic of an expert.
Sentence Examples
The best thing to do is to ask an expert to repair it.
Even an expert driver can make a mistake.
She is a leading expert in the field of neuroscience.
CEFR Practice Quiz
An ____ in ancient pottery identified the artifact's origin.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The police called in a forensic ____ to help them analyze the evidence found at the scene.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field."
— 2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
"I'm an expert in my field
Ufology, yes, it's all real
Ancient aliens, it's all true
I'm an expert just like you"
— 2016, Neil Cicierega, “Touch-Tone Telephone”, in Spirit Phone, performed by Lemon Demon:
"Estimated cost of editorial work on Advanced History […] Estimated cost of experting the Advanced History […]"
— 1896, California. State Dept, “Biennial Report”, in Education, page 52:
"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."
— 1899, Journals of the Legislature of the State of California, California: Legislature, page 470:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
An ____ in ancient pottery identified the artifact's origin.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The police called in a forensic ____ to help them analyze the evidence found at the scene.