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expert noun. E19.
[French, use as noun of Old & mod. French expert adjective: see EXPERT adjective.]
A person with the status of an authority (in a subject) by reason of special skill, training, or knowledge; a specialist. Freq. attrib. E19.
W. Besant My writing was well known; experts swore that the forgery was by me. I. A. Richards A human relation between the expert and his lay audience must be created. Essentials The fitter will rely on keen eyes..and expert knowledge. Times The court decides in the end, there are expert witnesses.
A person who is expert or who has gained skill from experience. (Foll. by at, in, with.) M19.
E. K. Kane Hans Christian..an expert with the kayak and javelin.
A person who looks after or maintains machinery, esp. in a shearing shed; the manager of a team of shearers. Austral. slang. E20.