connoisseur
[ kon-uh-sur, -soor ]
/ ˌkɒn əˈsɜr, -ˈsʊər /
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.
Origin of connoisseur
1705–15; < French; Old French
conoiseor < Latin
cognōscitōr- (stem of
cognōscitor) knower. See
cognoscible,
-tor
OTHER WORDS FROM connoisseur
con·nois·seur·ship, nounWords nearby connoisseur
conniption,
connivance,
connive,
connivent,
connivery,
connoisseur,
connolly,
connor,
connors,
connotation,
connotative
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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