connoisseur
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əˈsɜr, -ˈsʊər 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; < French; Old French conoiseor < Latin cognōscitōr- (stem of cognōscitor) knower. See cognoscible, -tor
1705–15; < French; Old French conoiseor < Latin cognōscitōr- (stem of cognōscitor) knower. See cognoscible, -tor
Related forms
con·nois·seur·ship, noun
Synonyms
critic, aesthete.
critic, aesthete.
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| —n | |
| a person with special knowledge or appreciation of a field, esp in the arts | |
| [C18: from French, from Old French conoiseor, from connoistre to know, from Latin cognōscere] | |
| connois'seurship | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
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).
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Example sentences
Every connoisseur of lobster recognizes the edible coral or red, more technically known as the ovary with developing eggs.
Wall understands that cunning is necessary, too, when dealing with an obsessive teaser and connoisseur of farce.
For the beer connoisseur, the mug club is a special treat.
He was a true audiophile, and connoisseur of jazz in particular.
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