#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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