connoisseur

Meaning

Noun

  • A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.

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Origin

  • Around 1705–1715, from French connoisseur, from the verb connoître (obsolete pre-1835 spelling of connaître).

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