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Distinguished vs Expert - What's the difference?

distinguished | expert |

As adjectives the difference between distinguished and expert

is that distinguished is celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious while expert is extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.

As a verb distinguished

is past tense of distinguish.

As a noun expert is

a person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.

distinguished

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious
    • The lecture was attended by many distinguished mathematicians.
  • Having a dignified appearance or demeanor
    • Her father was a distinguished gentleman, albeit a poor one.
  • (mathematics) Specified, noted.
    • Let ''X'' be a topological space with a distinguished point ''p''.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (distinguish)

    • expert

    English

    (wikipedia expert)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.
    • I am expert at making a simple situation complex.
    My cousin is an expert pianist.
  • Characteristic of an expert.
    • This problem requires expert knowledge.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * inexpert * nonexpert

    Related terms

    * expert system

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.
  • * If an expert''' says it can't be done, get another '''expert . -
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Welcome to the plastisphere , passage=Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.}}
  • (chess) A player ranking just below master.