Definition of "expert" []

• A person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject. (noun)
• The highest grade that can be achieved in marksmanship. (noun)
• A person who has achieved this grade. (noun)
• Having, involving, or demonstrating great skill, dexterity, or knowledge as the result of experience or training. See Synonyms at proficient. (adjective)

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• "It just appears rather contradictory to have used the term expert there."
• "Ezinearticles.com, which has published more than four million articles online on a wide variety of topics by what it calls "expert authors," is being pushed down Google Inc.'s search rankings in part because of "article vomit.""
• "(Though the expert is an exception: Civil law courts tend to appoint their own experts, instead of letting parties bringthem.)"