Authority and Dab

Authority

Authority noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
Usage example: the leading authority on neural anatomy

Dab and authority are semantically related (British) in ability topic. In some cases you can use "Dab" instead a noun "Authority".

Dab

Dab noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
Usage example: a dab at finding unappreciated collectibles and reselling them at a considerable profit

Authority and dab are semantically related in ability topic. Sometimes you can use "Authority" instead a noun "Dab".

How words are described

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