#expert a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
supertype: person__individual__someone__somebody__mortal__human__human_being__humanbeing__soul a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
subtype: adept__ace__maven__virtuoso__genius__hotshot__star__whiz__whizz__wizard__wiz someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
subtype: track_star__trackstar a star runner
subtype: agronomist an expert in soil management and field-crop production
subtype: all-rounder__allrounder__all_arounder__allarounder a versatile person who is expert at many things; "she's the best all-rounder they've seen in years"
subtype: analyst someone who is skilled at analyzing data
subtype: intelligence_analyst a government analyst of information about an enemy or potential enemy
subtype: assayer an analyst who assays (performs chemical tests on) metals
subtype: systems_analyst__systemsanalyst a person skilled at systems analysis
subtype: analyst.expert an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions
subtype: credit_analyst an analyst who studies the financial statements and financial history of applicants for credit in order to evaluate their creditworthiness
subtype: financial_analyst__financialanalyst__securities_analyst an analyst who studies the financial performance of corporations
subtype: industry_analyst an analyst of conditions affecting a particular industry
subtype: oil-industry_analyst an analyst of the oil industry
subtype: market_analyst an analyst of conditions affecting a market (especially the stock market)
subtype: anatomist an expert in anatomy
subtype: comparative_anatomist__comparativeanatomist anatomist who compares the anatomy of different animals
instance: Sir_Richard_Owen__Owen
subtype: histologist anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues
instance: Camillo_Golgi__Golgi Marcello_Malpighi__Malpighi Santiago_Ramon_y_Cajal__Ramon_y_Cajal Theodor_Schwann__Schwann
instance: Bartolommeo_Eustachio__Eustachio Herbert_McLean_Evans__Evans Galen Georg_Meissner__Meissner Johannes_Peter_Muller__Muller Andreas_Vesalius__Vesalius Kaspar_Friedrich_Wolff__Wolff
subtype: antiquary__antiquarian an expert or collector of antiquities
subtype: arbiter__supreme_authority__supremeauthority someone with the power to settle matters at will; "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion"
subtype: archer__bowman a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
subtype: longbowman a medieval English archer who used a longbow
instance: William_Tell__Tell
subtype: authority.expert an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"
subtype: adviser__advisor__consultant an expert who gives advice
subtype: amicus_curiae__friend_of_the_court an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest
subtype: backroom_boy__brain_truster__braintruster an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status
subtype: beauty_consultant someone who gives you advice about your personal appearance
subtype: counselor__counsellor some who gives advice about problems
subtype: Dutch_uncle a counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly
instance: Nestor
subtype: county_agent__agricultural_agent__extension_agent__extensionagent an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics
subtype: fashion_consultant__fashionconsultant__fashionmonger someone who advises you about fashionable clothing
subtype: investment_adviser__investment_advisor someone who advises others how to invest their money
subtype: management_consultant adviser to business about efficient management practices
subtype: media_consultant__mediaconsultant__medai_guru__medaiguru someone who advises about the use of communication media
subtype: security_consultant an adviser about alarm systems to prevent burglaries
subtype: tipster__tout one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)
subtype: Church_Father__Father an early writer accepted as an authority on the teachings and practices of the Christian church
subtype: connoisseur__cognoscenti an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
subtype: esthete__aesthete one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
subtype: oenophile__oenophilist__wine_lover a connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut
subtype: evaluator__judge an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
subtype: valuator__appraiser one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things
subtype: valuer (Brit) someone who assesses the monetary worth of possessions
subtype: critic.evaluator anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something
subtype: appraiser__authenticator one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity
subtype: drama_critic__dramacritic__theater_critic__theatercritic a critic of theatrical performances
instance: Alexander_Woollcott__Woollcott
subtype: grader a judge who assigns grades to something
subtype: wool_sorter__wool_stapler a person who sorts wool into different grades
subtype: music_critic__musiccritic a critic of musical performances
instance: Joseph_Deems_Taylor__Taylor__Deems_Taylor
subtype: panelist__panellist a member of a panel
subtype: juror__juryman__jurywoman someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
subtype: foreperson the presiding member of the jury and the one who speaks on their behalf
subtype: foreman a man who is foreperson of a jury
subtype: forelady__forewoman a woman who is foreperson of a jury
subtype: petit_juror__petitjuror__petty_juror__pettyjuror a member of a petit jury
subtype: reviewer__referee__reader someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
subtype: scanner.reviewer someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
subtype: taster__tastetester__sampler someone who samples food or drink for its quality
subtype: wine_taster a taster who evaluates the quality of wines
subtype: liturgist an authority on liturgies
subtype: master.authority__professional an authority qualified to teach apprentices
subtype: past_master.master__pastmaster someone who was formerly a master
subtype: black_belt.expert__blackbelt a person who attained the rank of expert in the martial arts (judo or karate)
subtype: calculator__reckoner__figurer__computer an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
subtype: number_cruncher.calculator__numbercruncher someone able to perform complex and lengthy calculations
subtype: statistician__actuary someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)
subtype: surveyor.statistician someone who conducts a statistical survey
subtype: computer_expert__computer_guru an authority on computers and computing
subtype: UNIX_guru an expert on the UNIX operating system
subtype: cosmetologist an expert in the use of cosmetics
subtype: efficiency_expert__efficiency_engineer an expert in increasing the efficient use of machines and personnel
subtype: genealogist an expert in genealogy
subtype: geographer an expert on geography
subtype: cartographer__map_maker__mapmaker a person who makes maps
instance: Sebastian_Cabot__Cabot
instance: Gerardus_Mercator__Mercator__Gerhard_Kremer
subtype: horticulturist an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants)
subtype: nurseryman__gardener someone who takes care of a garden
subtype: transplanter a gardener who moves plants to new locations
instance: Luther_Burbank__Burbank
subtype: investigator someone who investigates
subtype: claims_adjuster__adjuster__adjustor__claims_adjustor__claim_agent__claimagent one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement
subtype: coroner__medical_examiner__medicalexaminer a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes
subtype: detective an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
subtype: private_detective__privatedetective__PI__private_eye__privateeye__private_investigator__privateinvestigator__operative__shamus__sherlock someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
subtype: hotel_detective__hoteldetective__house_detective__housedetective__house_dick__housedick a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store
subtype: inquiry_agent__inquiryagent (British) a private detective
subtype: store_detective__storedetective a private detective employed by a merchant to stop pilferage
subtype: sleuth__sleuthhound a detective who follows a trail
subtype: examiner__inspector an investigator who observes carefully; "the examiner searched for clues"
subtype: bank_examiner an official appointed to audit the accounts of banks in a given jurisdiction
subtype: checker one who checks the correctness of something
subtype: scrutinizer__scrutiniser a careful examiner; someone who inspects with great care
subtype: scrutineer (British) someone who examines votes at an election
subtype: ombudsman a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government
instance: Samuel_Wiesenthal__Wiesenthal
subtype: jurist__legal_expert__legalexpert a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
subtype: Mufti a jurist who interprets Muslim law
instance: Jeremy_Bentham__Bentham Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.__Holmes Charles_Evans_Hughes__Hughes John_Jay__Jay John_Marshall__Marshall William_Hubbs_Rehnquist__Rehnquist__William_Rehnquist Harlan_Fiske_Stone__Stone Frederick_Moore_Vinson__Vinson Earl_Warren__Warren
subtype: lapidary__lapidarist an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them
subtype: logician__logistician a person skilled at symbolic logic
subtype: dialectician a logician skilled in dialectic
subtype: syllogist__syllogizer__syllogiser logician skilled in syllogistic reasoning
instance: William_Stanley_Jevons__Jevons Charles_Franklin_Peirce__Peirce__Charles_Peirce Willard_Van_Orman_Quine__Quine Bertrand_Arthur_William_Russell__Russell__russell__Bertrand_Russell__Earl_Russell John_Venn__Venn
subtype: mnemonist an expert in the use of mnemonics; someone able to perform unusual feats of memory
subtype: mythologist an expert on mythology
instance: Joseph_Campbell__Campbell
subtype: observer__commentator an expert who observes and comments on something
subtype: annotator a commentator who writes notes to a text
subtype: out-and-outer__outandouter (slang) someone who is excellent at something
subtype: parliamentarian an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures
instance: Henry_Martin_Robert__Robert
subtype: past_master someone who has long and thorough experience in a given activity
subtype: prosthetist an expert in prosthetics
subtype: scout__pathfinder__guide someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
subtype: hunting_guide__huntingguide guide to people hunting in unfamiliar territory
subtype: shark.expert a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways; "a card shark"
subtype: shot.expert__shooter a person who shoots (as regards their ability); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"
subtype: marksman__sharpshooter__crack_shot__crackshot someone skilled in shooting
subtype: franc-tireur__franctireur a sharpshooter (in the French army)
subtype: rifleman someone skilled in the use of a rifle
subtype: sniper a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place
subtype: gunman__gun a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
subtype: trapshooter a person who engages in shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled into the air by a trap
subtype: specialist__specializer an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
subtype: enologist__oenologist__fermentologist a specialist in wine making
subtype: attache a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission
subtype: cultural_attache an attache who is a specialist in cultural matters
subtype: military_attache an attache who is a specialist in military matters
subtype: canonist a specialist in canon law
subtype: criminologist a specialist in criminology
instance: Alphonse_Bertillon__Bertillon
subtype: dietician__dietitian__nutritionist a specialist in the study of nutrition
subtype: educationist__educationalist a specialist in the theory of education
subtype: fingerprint_expert__fingerprintexpert__fingerprint_specialist__fingerprintspecialist__fingerprint_man__fingerprintman a specialist in identifying fingerprints
subtype: graphologist__handwriting_expert__handwritingexpert a specialist in inferring character from handwriting
subtype: interior_designer__designer__interior_decorator__house_decorator__housedecorator__room_decorator__decorator a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings
instance: Charles_Eames__Eames
subtype: meteorologist a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions
subtype: weatherman__weather_forecaster__weatherforecaster predicts the weather
subtype: optometrist__oculist a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
subtype: orientalist a specialist in oriental subjects
subtype: tree_surgeon__arborist a specialist in treating damaged trees
subtype: talent a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity
subtype: technician.expert someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique
subtype: therapist__healer a person skilled in a particular type of therapy
subtype: naprapath a therapist who practices naprapathy
subtype: alleviator a therapist who makes suffering more endurable
subtype: chiropractor a therapist who practices chiropractic
subtype: electrotherapist someone who specializes in the treatment of disease by electricity
subtype: herbalist__herbdoctor a therapist who heals by the use of herbs
subtype: naturopath a therapist who practices naturopathy
subtype: osteopath__osteopathist a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles
subtype: physical_therapist__physiotherapist therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder
subtype: massager someone who rubs or kneads parts of the body to stimulate circulation and promote relaxation
subtype: masseur a male massager
subtype: masseuse a female massager
subtype: psychotherapist__clinical_psychologist a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders
subtype: speech_therapist a therapist who treats speech defects and disorders
subtype: old-timer__oldtimer__veteran__old_hand__oldhand__warhorse__old_stager__oldstager__stager an experienced person; someone who has given long service
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