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Expert vs Aficionado - What's the difference?

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Aficionado is a synonym of expert.

Aficionado is a antonym of expert.



As nouns the difference between expert and aficionado

is that expert is a person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject while aficionado is {{cx|obsolete|lang=en}} An amateur bullfighter.

As an adjective expert

is extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.

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

    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.
  • aficionado

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
  • *
  • To the "closet" taxonomist and aficionado of nomenclatural exercises, such emphasis may seem an intrusion.

    Synonyms

    * admirer * buff * connoisseur * enthusiast * expert * fan * follower * lover

    See also

    * -phile ----