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Expert vs Expertise - What's the difference?

expert | expertise |

As nouns the difference between expert and expertise

is that expert is a person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject while expertise is great skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby.

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.
  • expertise

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia expertise) (-)
  • Great skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby
  • The scientist has expertise in the field of nuclear fusion.
  • * 2014 , Michael White, " Roll up, roll up! The Amazing Salmond will show a Scotland you won't believe", The Guardian , 8 September 2014:
  • He spoke of Scotland's hydroelectric projects in Africa, local expertise shared with the world's poor.
  • advice, or opinion, of an expert
  • See also

    * skill, proficiency, knowledge, competence