connoisseur

con·nois·seur  (kn-sûr, -sr)

n.

1. A person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts.

2. A person of informed and discriminating taste: a connoisseur of fine wines.

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[Obsolete French, from Old French connoisseor, from connoistre, to know, from Latin cognscere, to learn, know; see cognition.]

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connois·seurship n.

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connoisseur [kon-noss-sir]

Noun

a person with special knowledge of the arts, food, or drink [French]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

connoisseur - an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts cognoscente authority - an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law" aesthete, esthete - one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature wine lover - a connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut

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connoisseur

noun expert, authority, judge, specialist, buff (informal) devotee, whiz (informal) arbiter, aficionado, savant, maven U.S. appreciator, cognoscente, fundi S. African

Translations

connoisseur [kɔnɪˈsəːʳ] n → experto/a, entendido/a

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connoisseur [kɔnɪˈsəːʳ] n → connaisseur m

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connoisseur [kɔnɪˈsəːʳ] n → Kenner(in) m(f)

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connoisseur [kɔnɪˈsəːʳ] n → conoscitore/trice