experte

Experte is a German noun meaning a person with specialized knowledge or skill in a particular field; it refers to a male expert. The feminine form is Expertin, and the plural forms are Experten (for groups of men or mixed gender) and Expertinnen (for groups of women). In usage, an Experte is someone considered an authority in a domain, and the term appears in media, industry, academia, and professional contexts. Common compounds include Fachexperte (subject-matter expert), Branchenexperte (industry expert), and Expertenwissen (expert knowledge).

Etymology and related terms: The word derives from the French adjective expert, which itself comes from the Latin expertus ("experienced," "tested"), from the verb experiri ("to try, to experience"). The German term began to be widely used in the early modern period and has since become a standard part of professional language. Related terms in German include Expertise (the noun for expert knowledge or the state of being an expert), and Expertenterminologie such as Expertengespräch or Expertensystem in technical contexts.

Usage notes: In German, Experte is used across professional fields to denote recognized competence, but it can carry varying connotations depending on context, from neutral description to a status descriptor in promotional or evaluative texts. In English, the corresponding word is typically "expert," while "Experte" may appear in quoted German passages or as part of brand names or titles in multilingual contexts.