Definition of adept (noun) - person who is an expert; person who is skilled

Plural: Adepts

Example sentences with this word:

• He was adept at finding solutions in electronic problems.
• He is a media manipulator of genius, so adept at the mechanics of mass communication that he pauses mid-sentence when he sees that my cassette recorder has run out of tape, waiting patiently until I have inserted a new cassette before carrying on with what he was saying from exactly where he stopped.
• The skilled craftsman was quite adept at creating beautiful vases and candleholders.

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