adept (
http://definr.com/adept)
adj : 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:
expert,
good,
practiced,
proficient,
skillful,
skilful]
n : someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn:
ace,
sensation,
maven,
virtuoso,
genius,
hotshot,
star,
whiz,
whizz,
wizard,
wiz]