expert witness

/ˌɛkˈspʌrt ˌwɪtnɪs/
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Other forms: expert witnesses

Definitions of expert witness
  1. noun
    a witness who has knowledge not normally possessed by the average person concerning the topic that he is to testify about
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    antonyms:
    lay witness
    any witness who does not testify as an expert witness
    type of:
    witness
    (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
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