Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

700. Proficient — N. proficient, expert, adept, dab; dabster†,

crackerjack; connoisseur &c (scholar) 492; master, master hand; prima donna [Sp.], first fiddle, top gun, chef de cuisine, top sawyer; protagonist; past master; mahatma. picked man; medallist, prizeman†. veteran; old stager, old campaigner, old soldier, old file, old hand; man of business, man of the world. nice hand, good hand, clean hand; practiced hand, experienced eye, experienced hand; marksman; good shot, dead shot, crack shot; ropedancer, funambulist†, acrobat; cunning man; conjuror &c (deceiver) 548; wizard &c 994. genius; mastermind, master head, master spirit. cunning blade, sharp blade, sharp fellow; jobber; cracksman &c (thief) 792 [Obs.]; politician, tactician, strategist. pantologist†, admirable Crichton, Jack of all trades; prodigy of learning.