Definition of "proficient" []

• Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence, as in an art, vocation, profession, or branch of learning. (adjective)
• An expert; an adept. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "You need to PRACTICE with any type of hunting device to remain proficient that's just simple hunter ethics."
• "How proficient is Joseph at this stage of his career?"
• "That, and the fact that the Celtics weren't as proficient from the three-point line as they were in the quarterfinal win over Indiana."