connoisseur

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 2 French 2.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

Around 1705-1715, borrowed from the French connoisseur, from the verb connoître (obsolete pre-1835 spelling of connaître (“‘to know’”)).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌkɒnəˈsɜr/, /ˌkɒnəˈsʊər/

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Wikipedia

connoisseur (plural connoisseurs)

1. A specialist of a given field whose opinion is valued; especially in one of the fine arts, or in a matter of taste
   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     This, when it was brought to him, he drank slowly, like a connoisseur, lingering on the taste...

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• cognoscente

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[edit] Noun

connoisseur m. (plural connoisseurs)

1. Obsolete spelling of connaisseur.