[kon-uh-sur, -soo
r] 
| 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. |
| con·nois·seur (kŏn'ə-sûr', -sŏŏr') n.
[Obsolete French, from Old French connoisseor, from connoistre, to know, from Latin cognōscere, to learn, know; see cognition.] con'nois·seur'ship' n. |