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guru
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of GURU
1
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field <one of those weather gurus that the television networks always drag out whenever there's a big blizzard brewing>
Synonyms ace, adept, artist, authority, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack (also crackajack), dab [chiefly British], dab hand [chiefly British], fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, maestro, master, maven (also mavin), meister, past master, proficient, scholar, shark, sharp, virtuoso, whiz, wizard
Related Words pro, professional; consultant, hired gun, specialist; addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, devotee, enthusiast, fan; craftsman, journeyman; all-rounder [British], jack-of-all-trades, Renaissance man; mistress
2
one who brings an art or science to full realization <the leading guru of electronic music in the 1960s>
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