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connoisseur
[ kon-uh-sur, -soor ]
noun
- 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.
- a discerning judge of the best in any field:
a connoisseur of horses.
connoisseur
/ ˌkɒnɪˈsɜː /
noun
- a person with special knowledge or appreciation of a field, esp in the arts
Derived Forms
- ˌconnoisˈseurship, noun
Other Words From
- con·nois·seur·ship noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of connoisseur1
Word History and Origins
Origin of connoisseur1
Example Sentences
When it comes to food, I am adventurous in my tastes, but I am a wuss about heat — a connoisseur of blandness.
The sting of the honeybee has been used as a reference point by sting pain connoisseur, Justin Schmidt.
Looking for last minute gifts for someone with a particular hobby is one thing, but buying a gift for a gamer is another matter entirely, especially if they’re a connoisseur in the field.
This is down to the long-standing desire of conifer connoisseurs to discover branch mutations and from them propagate slow-growing versions known as dwarf conifers.
Many home cooks believe all oatmeal tastes mostly the same, but it’s a point of pride for a porridge connoisseur to rise above this stereotype to make a truly distinguished bowl of oats.
Alcatraz had its birdman, and Greenhaven had one too; a real connoisseur.
Recently I had dinner with a friend who is affluent, educated, and a noted wine connoisseur.
My agent [Andrew Wylie] suggested calling the book “The Instant Connoisseur.”
Before his days as a cat meme connoisseur he was in a band The Lashes, which had record deals with Columbia and Lookout!
Instead, Costume Institute curators seem more wedded to surface appearance than any connoisseur of Old Master oils could be.
Ben Jonson loved the 'durne weed,' and describes its every accident with the gusto of a connoisseur.
They are all, however, marked by the stamp of genius, and give but little trouble to a well informed connoisseur.
I do not suppose that a connoisseur would call her beautiful, but she suggested health—health of body, of mind, of soul.
Mr. Spackles regarded Grandmother Penny and nodded with the air of a connoisseur.
Mr. Flick Wilder, the well-known art connoisseur, collects such things.
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