connoisseur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.

/ˌkɑnəˈsɝ/ /ˌkɑnəˈsʊɹ/ /ˌkɒnəˈsɜː/ /ˌkɒnəˈsʊə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-connoisseur.wav

connoisseur connoisseurs connaisseur

Around 1705–1715, from French connoisseur, from the verb connoître (obsolete pre-1835 spelling of connaître (“to know”)).

maven cognoscente virtuoso

cannabisseur connoisseurdom connoisseurial connoisseurish connoisseurly connoisseurship kinosseur pornoisseur

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