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One who mounts a bench or stage in the market or other public place, boasts of his skill in curing diseases, and vends medicines which he pretends are infalliable remedies; a quack doctor. Such is the weakness and easy credulity of men, that a mountebank ... is preferred before an able physician. Whitlock.…

One skilled in the art or science of music; esp., a skilled singer, or performer on a musical instrument.

One skilled in myology.

Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to ships; as, nautical skill.

Nautical skill or experience. [Obs.] ir W. Petty.

To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to navigate a ship.

One who navigates or sails; esp., one who direct the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation; also, a book which teaches the art of navigation; as, Bowditch's Navigator.

Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.

he circumstances, being convertible with the Roman culpa. A specialist is bound to higher skill and diligence in his specialty than one who is not a specialist, and liability for negligence varies acordingly. Contributory negligence. See under Contributory.

One who is versed in neurology; also, one skilled in the treatment of nervous diseases.

One who skilled in or practices neurotomy.

with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy. The differ…

One who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro. I am young; a novice in the trade. Dryden.

One skilled in numismatics; a numismatologist.

One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, an oar; a rower.

One who adheres to, or is skilled in, the objective philosophy. Ed. Rev.

One skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur.

One skilled in treating diseases of the eye.

Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice. Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old. Milton.

A skilled worker; an artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill or manufactory.