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connoisseur
[ kon-uh-sur, -soor ]
/ ˌkɒn əˈsɜr, -ˈsʊər /
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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.
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Origin of connoisseur
First recorded in 1705–15; from French; Old French conoiseor, from Latin cognōscitōr- (stem of cognōscitor ) “knower”; see cognoscible, -tor
OTHER WORDS FROM connoisseur
con·nois·seur·ship, nounWords nearby connoisseur
connivance, connive, connivent, connivery, conniving, connoisseur, connoisseurship, Connolly, Connor, Connors, connotation
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British Dictionary definitions for connoisseur
connoisseur
/ (ˌkɒnɪˈsɜː) /
noun
a person with special knowledge or appreciation of a field, esp in the arts
Derived forms of connoisseur
connoisseurship, nounWord Origin for connoisseur
C18: from French, from Old French conoiseor, from connoistre to know, from Latin cognōscere
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