According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
PROFICIENT
adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful
(adjective) having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; “adept in handicrafts”; “an adept juggler”; “an expert job”; “a good mechanic”; “a practiced marksman”; “a proficient engineer”; “a lesser-known but no less skillful composer”; “the effect was achieved by skillful retouching”
technical, proficient
(adjective) of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill; “his technical innovation was his brushwork”; “the technical dazzle of her dancing”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
proficient (comparative more proficient, superlative most proficient)
Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
Synonyms
• (good at): skilled, fluent, practiced
Noun
proficient (plural proficients)
An expert.
Synonyms
• (expert): expert; see also skilled person
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*fi"cient, n. Etym: [L. proficiens, -entis, p. pr. of proficere to go forward, make progress; pro forward + facere to make. See Fact, and cf. Profit, (
Definition: One who has made considerable advances in any business, art, science, or branch of learning; an expert; an adept; as, proficient in a trade; a proficient in mathematics, music, etc.
Pro*fi"cient, a.
Definition: Well advanced in any branch of knowledge or skill; possessed of considerable acquirements; well-skilled; versed; adept,
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESCRIPTIVE
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