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Connaisseur

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Noun
  1. 1
    A specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.

    "The gallery of Prince Valsavoja contains about 100 pictures several of which deserve the attention of the artist and connaisseur."

Etymology

Either a borrowing of the French connaisseur (literally “knower, one who knows”) or an updating of the earlier borrowing, connoisseur, to bring it into line with modern French orthography.

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