connoisseur
English
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Etymology
Around 1705–1715, from French connoisseur, from the verb connoître (obsolete pre-1835 spelling of connaître (“to know”)).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ), -ʊə(ɹ)
Noun
connoisseur (plural connoisseurs)
- A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- This, when it was brought to him, he drank slowly, like a connoisseur, lingering on the taste...[1]
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
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Translations
specialist whose opinion is valued
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French
Pronunciation
Noun
connoisseur m (plural connoisseurs)
- Obsolete spelling of connaisseur.
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