[suhm-uh
l-yey; Fr. saw-muh-lyey] 
[suhm-uhl-yeyz; Fr. saw-muh-lyey] . | a waiter, as in a club or restaurant, who is in charge of wines. |
| som·me·lier (sŭm'əl-yā', sô'mə-lyā') n. A restaurant employee who orders and maintains the wines sold in the restaurant and usually has extensive knowledge about wine and food pairings. [French, from Old French, officer in charge of provisions, pack-animal driver, alteration of *sommerier, from sommier, beast of burden, from Vulgar Latin *saumārius; see summer2.] |