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expert(noun, person, authority, expert, genius)
19
adept(noun, person, authority, expert, genius)
19
connoisseur(noun, person, informal, authority, expert)
17
ace(noun, person, authority, expert, star)
16
virtuoso(noun, person, authority, expert, genius)
16
genius(noun, authority, expert, doctor, virtuoso)
15
mavin(noun, person, proficiency, competence)
15
whiz(noun, person, authority, expert, genius)
12
master(noun, person, female, expert, genius)
12
professional(noun, person, authority, expert, genius)
12
authority(noun, person, expert, genius, whiz)
11
specialist(noun, person, authority, expert, whiz)
11
doyen(noun, person, authority, expert, genius)
11
influencer(noun, person, proficiency, competence)
11
pro(noun, person, authority, expert, whiz)
11
pundit(noun, person, authority, expert, genius)
10
past master(noun, expression, authority, expert, genius)
9
whizz(noun, person, proficiency, competence)
8
savant(noun, person, authority, expert, genius)
7
hotshot(noun, person, authority, expert, proficiency)
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