In it, " expert" is separated into two parts based upon pronunciation - "ex" and "spurt". In addition to technical and academic definitions of " expert", at least one humorous and irreverent explanation exists.
In contrast to an expert, a novice (known colloquially as a newbie or 'greenhorn') is any person that is new to any science or field of study or activity or social cause and who is undergoing training in order to meet normal requirements of being regarded a mature and equal participant. Academic elitism arises when experts become convinced that only their opinion is useful, sometimes on matters beyond their personal expertise. The term crank is likewise used to disparage opinions. The term is widely used informally, with people being described as 'experts' in order to bolster the relative value of their opinion, when no objective criteria for their expertise is available. The subsequent spread of education and learning changed society, and initiated an era of widespread education whose elite would now instead be those who produced the written content itself for consumption, in education and all other spheres. The introduction of the printing press in Europe during the fifteenth century and the diffusion of printed matter contributed to higher literacy rates and wider access to the once-rarefied knowledge of academia. In earlier periods of history, simply being able to read made one part of an intellectual elite. By a similar token, a fear of experts can arise from fear of an intellectual elite's power. In line with the socially constructed view of expertise, expertise can also be understood as a form of power that is, experts have the ability to influence others as a result of their defined social status.
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