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One skilled in taxonomy.

A technicist; esp., one skilled particularly in the technical details of his work.

One skilled to technics or in one or more of the practical arts.

One skilled in technology; one who treats of arts, or of the terms of arts.

One skilled in telegraphy; a telegrapher.

Relating to, or skilled in, theory; theoretically skilled. [Obs.] A man but young, Yet old in judgment, theoric and practic In all humanity. Massinger.

One skilled in a variety of small mechanical work.

One who is skilled in the science of topography; one who describes a particular place, town, city, or tract of land. Dante is the one authorized topographer of the mediæval hell. Milman.

One skilled in the theory or use of torpedoes; also, one who favors the use of torpedoes.

A woman who trades, or is skilled in trade.

Unskilled; inexperienced. [Obs.] Clarendon.

Not skilled; unversed; -- followed by in.

One who practices, or is skilled in, ventriloquism. Ventriloquist monkey (Zoöl.), the onappo; -- so called from the character of its cry.

Acquainted or familiar, as the result of experience, study, practice, etc.; skilled; practiced. Deep versed in books and shallow in himself. Milton. Opinions . . . derived from studying the Scriptures, wherein he was versed beyond any person of his age. Southey. These men were versed in the details of business. Macaula…

One skilled in the diseases of cattle or domestic animals; a veterinary surgeon.

One devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer of curiosities, etc. Virtuoso the Italians call a man who loves the noble arts, and is a critic in them. Dryden.

Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination. Fal. There was, mine host, an old fat woman even now with me; but she's gone. Sim. Pray you, sir, was't not the wise woman of Brentford Shak.

Sorcery; enchantment; witchcraft. Great Comus, Deep skilled in all his mother's witcheries. Milton. A woman infamous . . . for witcheries. Sir W. Scott.

hich is effected, made, or produced; manufacture, something made by manual labor. Not any skilled in workmanship embossed. Spenser. By how much Adam exceeded all men in perfection, by being the immediate workmanship of God. Sir W. Raleigh.

A woman who performs any work; especially, a woman skilled in needlework.