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connoisseur
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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.

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

connois·seurship n.

connoisseur [kon-noss-sir]
Noun
a person with special knowledge of the arts, food, or drink [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.connoisseurconnoisseur - an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
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

connoisseur
Translations
connoisseur [kɔnɪˈsəːʳ] nexperto/a, entendido/a

connoisseur [kɔnɪˈsəːʳ] nconnaisseur m

connoisseur [kɔnɪˈsəːʳ] nKenner(in) m(f)

connoisseur [kɔnɪˈsəːʳ] nconoscitore/trice

connoisseur
n connoisseur [konəˈsəː]
an expert judge of eg art, music, wine etc Let him choose the wine – he's the connoisseur. connoisseur, fynproewer, kenner خَبير، ذَوّاقَه познавач znalec, fajnšmekr kender; connaisseur der Kenner γνώστης, ειδικός entendido, conocedor asjatundja خبره؛ وارد tuntija connaisseur/-euse אֲנִין טַעַם गुणज्ञ, परीक्षक dobar poznavaoc, stručnjak, vještak műértő penilai sérfræðingur conoscitore, intenditore 鑑定家 감정가, 전문가 žinovas pazinējs; lietpratējs pakar dalam menilai kenner kjenner, skjønner, feinschmecker znawca entendido cunoscător знаток znalec, -kyňa poznavalec poznavalac kännare, konnässör ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ uzman, eksper 鑒賞家, 內行 знавець; експерт صاحب ذوق، صاحب نظر người am hiểu , 内行


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