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virtuoso
noun
the piano player is clearly a virtuoso of the first order:
genius, expert, master, master hand, artist, maestro, prodigy, marvel, adept, past master, specialist, skilled person, professional, doyen, authority, veteran;
star, champion;
German wunderkind;
informal hotshot, wizard, wiz, whiz, whiz kid, alpha geek, ninja, buff, pro, ace, something else, something to shout about, something to write home about;
British, informal dab hand;
North American, informal maven, crackerjack;
rare proficient.
antonyms beginner, amateur, duffer.
adjective
a virtuoso violinist:
skillful, expert, accomplished, masterly, master, consummate, proficient, talented, gifted, adept, adroit, dexterous, deft, able, good, competent, capable, efficient, experienced, professional, polished, well versed, smart, clever, artful, impressive, outstanding, exceptional, exceptionally good, magnificent, supreme, first-rate, first-class, fine, brilliant, excellent, dazzling, bravura;
informal superb, out of this world, stellar, mean, ace, crack, A1, genius;
North American badass;
vulgar slang shit-hot.
antonyms inexpert, incompetent.