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cellarmaster

American  
[sel-er-mas-ter, -mah-ster] / ˈsɛl ərˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

noun

  1. a person in charge of a wine cellar.


Etymology

Origin of cellarmaster

cellar + master

Example Sentences

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That any American restaurant would have a cellarmaster or a sommelier was a rare thing in those days.

From New York Times Nov. 1, 2021

Just a month before the World Trade Center was bombed in 1993, she became the first female cellarmaster at Windows, putting his teachings into practice.

From New York Times Nov. 1, 2021

When Demarville joined the company in 2006, to succeed legendary cellarmaster Jacques Péters, he experienced a three-year “internship” even though he’d been chef de cave at another house for twelve years previously.

From Forbes May 29, 2014

We'll bear that in mind in the unlikely event of the Guardian's cellarmaster unchaining us.

From The Guardian Feb. 18, 2011

"Then you renounce and forswear the hereafter, do you? then I can easily manage to make you cellarmaster here; only write your name in this book, and swear a binding oath at the same time."

From The Wine-ghosts of Bremen by Hauff, Wilhelm

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