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Skilled vs Expert - What's the difference?

skilled | expert |

As adjectives the difference between skilled and expert

is that skilled is having or showing skill; skilful while expert is extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.

As a verb skilled

is past tense of skill.

As a noun expert is

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

skilled

English

Etymology 1

From (skill) (noun)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having or showing skill; skilful.
  • Requiring special abilities or training.
    • Synonyms
    * See

    Etymology 2

    See (skill) (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (skill)

    • Anagrams

    *

    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.