Skilled
Skilled adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.
Usage example: a delicate brain operation requiring the services of a highly skilled surgeon
Trained is a synonym for skilled in experienced topic. In some cases you can use "Trained" instead an adjective "Skilled", when it comes to topics like expert.
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- Tenchi Muyo: War on Geminar has this with almost every girl that is in love with Kenshi also being a highly trained and skilled combat mecha pilot.
Source: Battle Harem -
The Avatar is always frustrated that s/he, a trained and skilled tactician, cannot beat him at all and that he should be the tactician.
Source: Pyrrhic Victory -
Wolf says this is because the Huntsman is a highly trained and skilled tracker, but lacks the animal senses that Wolf himself uses.
Source: Series / The 10th Kingdom
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