sommelier
[ suhm-uh l-yey; French saw-muh-lyey ]
/ ˌsʌm əlˈyeɪ; French sɔ məˈlyeɪ /
noun, plural som·me·liers [suhm-uh l-yeyz; French saw-muh-lyey] /ˌsʌm əlˈyeɪz; French sɔ məˈlyeɪ/.
a waiter, as in a club or restaurant, who is in charge of wines.
Origin of sommelier
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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British Dictionary definitions for sommelier
sommelier
/ (ˈsʌməlˌjeɪ) /
noun
a wine steward in a restaurant or hotel
Word Origin for sommelier
French: butler, via Old French from Old Provençal
saumalier pack-animal driver, from Late Latin
sagma a packsaddle, from Greek