a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; adept in handicrafts; an adept juggler; an expert job; a good mechanic; a practiced marksman; a proficient engineer; a lesser-known but no less skillful composer; the effect was achieved by skillful retouching

[ Syn: adept , good , practiced , proficient , skillful , skilful ]

of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood; technical terminology; a technical report; technical language

[ Syn: technical ]