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connaisseur

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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.

noun connaisseurs

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.
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@misc{connaisseur_2026,
  title = {connaisseur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/connaisseur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}