connoisseur
pronunciation
How to pronounce connoisseur in British English:
UK [ˌkɒnəˈsɜː(r)]
How to pronounce connoisseur in American English:
US [ˌkɑːnəˈsɜːr]
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- Noun:
- an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
Word Origin
- connoisseur (n.)
- 1714, from French connoisseur (Modern French connaiseur), from Old French conoisseor "an expert, a judge, one well-versed," from conoistre "to know," from Latin cognoscere "to know, to become well-acquainted with," from com- "with" (see com-) + gnoscere "recognize" (see notice (v.)).
Example
- 1. Even imagine yourself a connoisseur of that focus point .
- 2. If joe and the connoisseur only know that it is a red wine , they may strike a deal .
- 3. Back in my room , I nursed a tall glass of pomegranate juice . My lips puckered from munching lemony pistachios from an elegantly woven tray -- they were the best I 've ever tasted ( and I am a pistachio connoisseur ) .
- 4. If this is the golden age of global property , its wealthiest collectors constitute a new breed of connoisseur .
- 5. Mr de montebello has been characterised as a connoisseur ; a curator 's director .