Expert — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛkspɜːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛkspɜːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛkspɜːt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛkspɜːt/.

Examples

adept in handicrafts
an adept juggler
an expert job

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

practiced adept technical skilful skillful proficient good

Parts of Speech

noun	a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
adjective	having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude “adept in handicrafts”
adjective	of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood “technical terminology”

Word Forms

adept	noun	someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
adeptness	noun	skillful performance or ability without difficulty
expertness	noun	skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
proficiency	noun	skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity
skillfulness	noun	the state of being cognitively skillful
expertise	noun	skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Experte

eine Person mit besonderen Kenntnissen oder Fähigkeiten, die geschickte Leistungen erbringt

🇪🇸Spanish

experto

una persona con conocimientos o habilidades especiales que se desempeña hábilmente

🇮🇹Italian

esperto

una persona con conoscenze o abilità speciali che esegue abilmente

🇳🇱Dutch

deskundige

een persoon met speciale kennis of vaardigheden die vakkundig presteert

🇵🇹Portuguese

especialista

uma pessoa com conhecimento ou habilidade especial que executa habilmente

🇷🇺Russian

эксперт

человек, обладающий специальными знаниями или способностями, который умело выполняет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विशेषज्ञ

विशेष ज्ञान या योग्यता वाला व्यक्ति जो कुशलतापूर्वक कार्य करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশেষজ্ঞ

বিশেষ জ্ঞান বা ক্ষমতা সম্পন্ন একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি দক্ষতার সাথে সম্পাদন করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

நிபுணர்

திறமையாக செயல்படும் சிறப்பு அறிவு அல்லது திறன் கொண்ட ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిపుణుడు

నైపుణ్యంగా పని చేసే ప్రత్యేక జ్ఞానం లేదా సామర్థ్యం ఉన్న వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

तज्ञ

विशेष ज्ञान किंवा क्षमता असलेली व्यक्ती जी कुशलतेने कामगिरी करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિષ્ણાત

વિશેષ જ્ઞાન અથવા ક્ષમતા ધરાવતી વ્યક્તિ જે કુશળતાપૂર્વક પ્રદર્શન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಜ್ಞ

ವಿಶೇಷ ಜ್ಞಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯದಿಂದ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിദഗ്ധൻ

പ്രത്യേക അറിവോ കഴിവോ ഉള്ള ഒരു വ്യക്തി സമർത്ഥമായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਹਰ

ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਗਿਆਨ ਜਾਂ ਯੋਗਤਾ ਵਾਲਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕੁਸ਼ਲਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماہر

ایک خاص علم یا قابلیت والا شخص جو مہارت سے کارکردگی کا مظاہرہ کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

专家

具有特殊知识或能力且表现熟练的人

🇯🇵Japanese

専門家

特別な知識または能力を持ち、巧みに実行する人

🇰🇷Korean

전문가

특별한 지식이나 능력을 가지고 능숙하게 일을 수행하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chuyên gia

một người có kiến thức đặc biệt hoặc khả năng thực hiện khéo léo

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ

บุคคลที่มีความรู้หรือความสามารถพิเศษที่ปฏิบัติงานได้อย่างชำนาญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pakar

seseorang dengan pengetahuan atau kemampuan khusus yang melakukan dengan terampil

🇵🇭Filipino

dalubhasa

isang taong may espesyal na kaalaman o kakayahan na gumaganap nang mahusay

🇲🇾Malay

pakar

seseorang yang mempunyai pengetahuan atau kebolehan khas yang melakukan dengan mahir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خبير

شخص لديه معرفة أو قدرة خاصة ويؤدي بمهارة

🇮🇷Persian

متخصص

فردی با دانش یا توانایی خاص که با مهارت انجام می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

uzman

ustalıkla performans sergileyen, özel bilgi veya yeteneğe sahip bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּמחֶה

אדם בעל ידע או יכולת מיוחדים שמבצע מיומנות

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