Connaisseur
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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