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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
knowledgeable
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
▪ Some may be more aware, more knowledgeable, than others.
▪ The work force is more knowledgeable than they have ever been about business needs and customer needs.
▪ Independent travellers are generally and altogether more knowledgeable about what they want from a holiday.
▪ The older and more knowledgeable horseman knew exactly what had happened and took immediate steps to neutralize this smell.
▪ Over the last two decades people have become increasingly adventurous, less prejudiced and more knowledgeable about travel.
▪ Some are more knowledgeable than others about their subject literatures.
most
▪ Lord Underhill was regarded as one of the most knowledgeable people about the internal workings of the Labour Party.
▪ They are very respectful, and they are probably some of the most knowledgeable fans.
▪ But how is it that the individuals most knowledgeable about markets can resign themselves to sitting on the sidelines?
very
▪ If the adventurers are not very knowledgeable about Constant Drachenfels, this is a novel way of feeding them some more information.
▪ The troops were very knowledgeable and impressed me with their actions.
▪ She was a tough girl with an abrasive manner, and seemed very knowledgeable about the seamy side of life.
▪ The local council organises walks with leaders who are very knowledgeable about the area.
▪ He is very knowledgeable about Cayman history and has been metal detecting all over the Cayman Island.
■ NOUN
people
▪ The fact that some supposedly knowledgeable people think the two incompatible just shows how ignorant they are.
▪ But checking with knowledgeable people at the Vermont Maple Laboratory, I found that the literature was practically nonexistent.
▪ Lord Underhill was regarded as one of the most knowledgeable people about the internal workings of the Labour Party.
▪ Many knowledgeable people have a deep dislike of the Human Genome Project.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Earley is a diligent reporter, knowledgeable in the field of espionage.
▪ Gradually the band became more knowledgeable about the business dealings in the music industry.
▪ The sales staff are all knowledgeable, helpful, and cheerful.
▪ Visitors should use reputable travel firms with knowledgeable guides, and avoid camping alone.
▪ We are looking for people who are knowledgeable about the oil and banking industries.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
knowledgeable

knowledgeable \knowledgeable\ adj.

  1. thoroughly acquainted with and skilled in something through study or experience; as, knowledgeable in classical languages. Opposite of unversed, unacquainted, and unfamiliar.

    Syn: versed.

  2. fully informed.

  3. highly educated; having information or understanding.

    Syn: enlightened, learned, lettered, literate, well-educated, well-read. [WordNet 1.5] -- knowledgeability, n. -- knowledgeably, adv. -- knowledgeableness, n.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
knowledgeable

also knowledgable, c.1600, "capable of being known, recognizable" (a sense now obsolete), from knowledge in its Middle English verbal sense + -able. The modern sense of "having knowledge, displaying knowledge" is from 1829 and probably a new formation.

Wiktionary
knowledgeable

a. 1 having knowledge, especially of a particular subject 2 educated and well informed 3 intelligent and perceptive

WordNet
knowledgeable

  1. adj. highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience" [syn: enlightened, knowing, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read]

  2. thoroughly acquainted with and skilled in something through study or experience; "well versed in classical languages" [syn: versed] [ant: unversed]

  3. alert and fully informed; "politically aware"; "a knowing collector of rare books"; "the most...technically aware of the novelists under thirty"- W.S.Graham; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on" [syn: aware(p), knowing]

  4. thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeaIble about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read [syn: intimate, intimate with, knowledgeable about(p)]

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Usage examples of "knowledgeable".

And when it came to discussing matters of death, afterdeath, ghosts, and the like, he was fully prepared to acknowledge Kalinda as possibly the most knowledgeable Thallonian alive.

We have seen the warlike green-men, and the knowledgeable Pharials and the Clambs who departed Earth for the stars, as did the Merioneth before them and the Gray Sorcerers still earlier.

Today, we have information from key defectors and a consensus among knowledgeable experts that the Iraqis are hard at work on such a program and that they have all the know-how and the technology to do it.

I have a few amphorae of wine that I am sure will give no offence even to a palate as knowledgeable as yours Will you dine with me this night?

Iraqis as far along on their nuclear program as the former inspectors and knowledgeable defectors believe them to be, a window is open now that will close in the near future.

The headmasters have kept it secured until those more knowledgeable in such matters could come and appraise its value.

The young thief prayed to Banath, God of Thieves, that those who followed were not as knowledgeable about the sewers of Krondor as he was.

I mean you seem to know the material, and your mother is certainly more knowledgeable about British archaeology than I am.

To break the paralysis he jumped up and down several times and twitched obscenely, though it was unlikely the Ashregan was knowledgeable enough to interpret the gestures.

Yet when the Cremator spoke, his voice had a rich timbre, a confident and knowledgeable tone but not condescending.

Knowledgeable persons will probably perceive similarities between the cypherpunks and the Secret Admirers, however intelligent readers should keep in mind that this is a work of fiction and that the two groups cannot be simply equated.

However, to operate a combination rig, you usually need a pair of drillers, one with expertise in cable tool operation, and the other knowledgeable in rotary drilling.

Jera appeared dubious, but Jonathan reminded her that their friend Tomas stood high in the dynasts regard and was extremely knowledgeable concerning His Majestys way of thinking.

But, aided and abetted by knowledgeable men on the ground there, why I do believe that there is every possibility of an invasion of that island, whose name we dare not speak too loudly lest it be overheard.

There was an alto sax player named Fast Layne Francis who was so nimble-footed and knowledgeable even our resident Fast, Eddie, couldn't manage to lose him.