sommelier (redirected from sommeliers)

som·me·lier  (sml-y, sôm-ly)

n.

A restaurant employee who orders and maintains the wines sold in the restaurant and usually has extensive knowledge about wine and food pairings.

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[French, from Old French, officer in charge of provisions, pack-animal driver, alteration of *sommerier, from sommier, beast of burden, from Vulgar Latin *saumrius; see summer².]

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sommelier [ˈsʌməlˌjeɪ]

n

(Business / Commerce) a wine steward in a restaurant or hotel

[French: butler, via Old French from Old Provençal saumalier pack-animal driver, from Late Latin sagma a packsaddle, from Greek]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sommelier - a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant wine steward, wine waiter server, waiter - a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)