sommelier

[ suhm-uhl-yey; French saw-muh-lyey ]

noun,plural som·me·liers [suhm-uhl-yeyz; French saw-muh-lyey]. /ˌsʌm əlˈyeɪz; French sɔ məˈlyeɪ/.
  1. a waiter, as in a club or restaurant, who is in charge of wines.

Origin of sommelier

1
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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sommelier

/ (ˈsʌməlˌjeɪ) /


noun
  1. a wine steward in a restaurant or hotel

Origin of sommelier

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French: butler, via Old French from Old Provençal saumalier pack-animal driver, from Late Latin sagma a packsaddle, from Greek

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