connoisseur
11connoisseur — [kän΄ə sʉr′, kän΄əso͞or′] n. [Fr (now connaisseur) < OFr conoisseor, a judge, one well versed < conoistre < L cognoscere, to know: see COGNITION] a person who has expert knowledge and keen discrimination in some field, esp. in the fine… …
12Connoisseur — For other uses, see Connoisseur (disambiguation). A connoisseur (French connaisseur, from Middle French connoistre, then connaître meaning to be acquainted with or to know somebody/something. ) is a person who has a great deal of knowledge about… …
13connoisseur — UK [ˌkɒnəˈsɜː(r)] / US [ˌkɑnəˈsɜr] noun [countable] Word forms connoisseur : singular connoisseur plural connoisseurs someone who knows a lot about a particular thing and enjoys it a lot She thought of herself as a wine connoisseur. connoisseur… …
14connoisseur — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, real, true ▪ Only the true connoisseur could tell the difference between these two wines. ▪ This is one of those movies that will separate the casual movie goers from the real connoisseurs. ▪ …
15connoisseur — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. critic, gourmet, epicure, adept. See taste. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. judge, expert, authority, aesthete, epicure, gourmet, epicurean, specialist, critic, collector, dilettante, gastronome, gourmand,… …
16connoisseur — con|nois|seur [ˌkɔnəˈsə: US ˌka:nəˈsə:r] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Early French, from Old French connoistre to know , from Latin cognoscere; COGNITION] someone who knows a lot about something such as art, food, or music ▪ a wine connoisseur… …
17connoisseur — con|nois|seur [ ,kanə sɜr ] noun count someone who knows a lot about a particular thing and enjoys it a lot: She thought of herself as a wine connoisseur. connoisseur of: a connoisseur of fine cuisine/art/jazz …
18connoisseur — connoisseurship, n. /kon euh serr , soor /, n. 1. 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. 2. a discerning judge of the best …
19connoisseur — [[t]kɒ̱nəsɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] connoisseurs N COUNT: oft n N, N of n A connoisseur is someone who knows a lot about the arts, food, drink, or some other subject. Sarah tells me you re something of an art connoisseur. ...connoisseurs of good food …
20connoisseur — noun Etymology: obsolete French (now connaisseur), from Old French connoisseor, from connoistre to know, from Latin cognoscere more at cognition Date: 1714 1. expert; especially one who understands the details, technique, or principles of an art… …
