Definition of "experienced" []

• Having had experience in an activity or in life in general: a highly experienced traveler. (adjective)
• Skilled or knowledgeable as the result of active participation or practice: consulted an experienced investment counselor. (adjective)

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.

• ""Now, sir," said Loftus, "let me ask you what is the greatest amount of heat you have ever experienced -- I say _experienced_, not _heard_ of -- for that goes for nothing."
• "He founded Death Row in 1991 with Dr. Dre, and the label experienced several years of success as it became the recording home of the rappers Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur."
• "He has qualities that are hard to match even in "experienced" politicians, whose mistakes in judgement have been repeated multiple times. fumblinstumblinoidiot"