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sommelier

[ suhm-uhl-yey; French saw-muh-lyey ]

noun

, plural som·me·liers [suhm-, uh, l-, yeyz, saw-m, uh, -, lyey].
  1. a waiter, as in a club or restaurant, who is in charge of wines.


sommelier

/ ˈsʌməlˌjeɪ /

noun

  1. a wine steward in a restaurant or hotel


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sommelier1

1920–25; < French, Middle French, dissimilated form of *sommerier, derivative of sommier one charged with arranging transportation, equivalent to somme burden (< Late Latin sagma horse load < Greek ságma covering, pack saddle) + -ier -ier 2

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sommelier1

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

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Example Sentences

A sommelier told me that his name for the family was “Rudinelli.”

Over the last year I have dined with our Brown Bag Sommelier and he has prepared some tastings for our dining group.

Sommelier Jordan Salcito on why these are the ultimate wine books.

In the American sommelier community, until very recently, South African wines have remained largely an afterthought.

You want the good stuff, and you want to sound like a sommelier when describing it to your hopelessly pedestrian company.

He had a professional talk with the sommelier while waiting for the soup, then settled down to enjoy his meal.

A suave maître d'hôtel bent over us with suggestions for supper, and an attendant sommelier waited by his side.

She caught the hand with which he was signalling to the sommelier.

And when the sommelier attempted to help him with the wine, he was elbowed vigorously.

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