proficient person

proficient person
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  • proficient — proficient, adept, skilled, skillful, expert, masterly are comparable when they mean having the knowledge and experience necessary to success in a given line especially of work or endeavor. When applied to things rather than persons, all these… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • proficient — adj. & n. adj. (often foll. by in, at) adept, expert. n. a person who is proficient. Derivatives: proficiency n. proficiently adv. Etymology: L proficiens proficient (as PROFIT) …   Useful english dictionary

  • proficient — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. expert, adept, dext[e]rous, adroit; well versed, practiced; masterly, skillful. See skill. Ant., unskilled. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. skilled, expert, skillful; see able 2 . III (Roget s 3… …   English dictionary for students

  • experienced person — skilled person, qualified person, competent person, proficient person, expert, veteran …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin — Total population 30,000,000+ Regions with significant populations …   Wikipedia

  • non-proficient — non profiˈcient noun A person who has made no progress in the art or study in which he or she is engaged • • • Main Entry: ↑non …   Useful english dictionary

  • expert — ex·pert n: a person with special or superior skill or knowledge in a particular area see also expert witness at witness Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • specialist — I noun authority, connoisseur, consultant, degreeholder, devotee, experienced person, expert, homo peritus, knowing person, learned person, master, practiced hand, practitioner, professional, professor, proficient, proficient person, qualified… …   Law dictionary

  • adept — adeptly, adv. adeptness, n. adj. /euh dept /; n. /ad ept, euh dept /, adj. 1. very skilled; proficient; expert: an adept juggler. n. adept 2. a skilled or proficient person; expert. [1655 65; < ML adeptus one who has attained (the secret of… …   Universalium

  • adept — a•dept adj. [[t]əˈdɛpt[/t]] n. [[t]ˈæd ɛpt, əˈdɛpt[/t]] adj. 1) very skilled; proficient; expert: an adept juggler[/ex] 2) a skilled or proficient person; expert ad•ept Etymology: 1655–65; < ML adeptus, n. use of ptp. of L adipiscī to attain… …   From formal English to slang

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