experienced
Americanadjective
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wise or skillful in a particular field through experience.
an experienced teacher.
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having learned through experience; taught by experience.
experienced through adversity.
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endured; undergone; suffered through.
experienced misfortunes.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of experienced
First recorded in 1560–70; experience + -ed 2
Explanation
Someone experienced has first-hand knowledge of something. A 10-year veteran is an experienced baseball player. Experience is time you spend doing or learning something. If you've had a job as a welder, you have welding experience. When someone is described as experienced, it means they have first-hand knowledge about something. An experienced teacher has been teaching for years. An experienced writer has written many books or articles. An experienced soldier has been in the field for a while. People who are experienced tend to be wise: they know what they're talking about.
Example Sentences
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Ships can’t see one another or locate themselves on electronic charts, and instead rely on radar to navigate, which is reliable but requires an experienced person at the helm, seafarers said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Around one million years ago, Earth experienced a major climate transition in which ice ages became longer, colder, and more intense.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
For Liverpool, this is yet another experienced campaigner leaving on a free transfer.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
“When he arrives at Southwark House as a terse, brusque, tricky man, you’ve already experienced his level of affection with his wife and that’s really important contextually,” Haig says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
I don’t know if she realized, but letting myself feel my grief might be scarier than anything I’ve experienced in the Eloko.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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