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con·nois·seur
[kon-uh-sur, -soo
r] Pronunciation Key
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[kon-uh-sur, -soo
r] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste: a connoisseur of modern art. |
| 2. | a discerning judge of the best in any field: a connoisseur of horses. |
[Origin: 1705–15; < F; OF conoiseor < L cognōscitōr- (s. of cognōscitor) knower. See cognoscible, -tor
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con·nois·seur·ship, noun
—Synonyms critic, aesthete.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| con·nois·seur
(kŏn'ə-sûr', -sŏŏr') Pronunciation Key
n.
[Obsolete French, from Old French connoisseor, from connoistre, to know, from Latin cognōscere, to learn, know; see cognition.] con'nois·seur'ship' n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
connoisseur
connoisseur
1714, from Fr., from O.Fr. conoisseor "a judge, one well-versed," from conoistre, from L. cognoscere "to know," from com- "with" + gnoscere "recognize" (see notice).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| connoisseur | |
noun | |
| an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Connoisseur
Con`nois*seur"\ (?; 277), n. [F. connaisseur, formerly connoisseur, fr. conna[^i]tre to know, fr. L. cognoscere to become acquainted with; co- + noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know. See Know, amd cf. Cognizor.] One well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; a critical judge of any art, particulary of one of the fine arts. The connoisseur is "one who knows," as opposed to the dilettant, who only "thinks he knows." --Fairholt.
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