Library / English Dictionary

CONNOISSEUR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts

Synonyms:

cognoscente; connoisseur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("connoisseur" is a kind of...):

authority (an expert whose views are taken as definitive)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connoisseur"):

aesthete; esthete (one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature)

wine lover (a connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut)

Derivation:

connoisseurship (love of or taste for fine objects of art)

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