Literary notes about expert (AI summary)
In literature the term "expert" is often used to emphasize specialized competence and a refined mastery in various fields. It may refer to a person whose deep knowledge lends authority in practical roles—a land-surveyor and accountant whose humble professionalism is noted [1], or a fisherman skilled enough to dive for kaloma [2]. The word also serves to acknowledge technical prowess, whether in the culinary arts where only someone highly skilled can clarify a confusing situation [3] or in the realm of physical and intellectual ventures, such as intricate combat, delicate carving, or anatomical operations [4] [5]. Furthermore, its use extends to illustrate the unique blend of practical wisdom and learned insight seen in characters whose proficiency in their chosen craft—be it blacksmithing or scientific observation—marks them as figures of respect and reliability [6] [7][8][9].
- It offered his services now in the humble capacities of land-surveyor and expert accountant.
— from The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain - He would request an expert fisherman who knows how to dive for kaloma .
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific by Bronislaw Malinowski - They add much to the confusion among cooks and guests in public dining places and create misunderstandings that only an expert can explain.
— from Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Apicius - He studied the science of herbs, the science of unguents; he became an expert in fevers and in contusions, in sprains and abcesses.
— from Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo - Is an expert singlestick player, boxer, and swordsman. 12.
— from A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle - He was an expert and efficient workman in whatever he undertook; and was, both from habit and principle, prompt and faithful.
— from Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe - The oldest, who has become an expert blacksmith, shoes a horse running at full speed.
— from Filipino Popular Tales - A certain student and expert photographer, Ganga Dhar Babu, boasted that the fugitive figure would not escape him.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda - Aristotle's Politics, then, is a handbook for the legislator, the expert who is to be called in when a state wants help.
— from Politics: A Treatise on Government by Aristotle
