master hand

One with expertise

A master hand is someone exceptionally skilled at a particular craft or activity—an expert whose proficiency sets them apart: She was a master hand at negotiation.

The phrase can also refer to the skilled hand itself, or to work showing such expertise: The painting bore the touch of a master hand.

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adept · expert · savant · creator · maestro · mentor · specialist · pilot · prodigy · crack shot · sleight · designer · sculptor · leader · painter · engineer · choreographer · composer

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skill level

master handnovice

Inexperienced newcomer to field

bungler · incompetent · amateur · fumbler · hack

experience

master handbeginner

One who lacks experience

novice · neophyte · newcomer · rookie · tenderfoot

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