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sommelier

[suhm-uhl-yey; Fr. saw-muh-lyey] Example Sentences

som·me·lier

[suhm-uhl-yey; Fr. saw-muh-lyey]
noun, plural som·me·liers [suhm-uhl-yeyz; Fr. saw-muh-lyey] .
a waiter, as in a club or restaurant, who is in charge of wines.

Origin:
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 -ier2
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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  • In the off-season, he focuses on his culinary and sommelier studies.
  • If you ask for your red wine on the rocks you might give the sommelier a heart attack-but you're the one who has to drink it.
  • Feel free to ask the sommelier to decant your bottle.
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sommelier (ˈsʌməlˌjeɪ)
 
n
a wine steward in a restaurant or hotel
 
[French: butler, via Old French from Old Provençal saumalier pack-animal driver, from Late Latin sagma a packsaddle, from Greek]

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