connoisseur
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connoisseur
- /ˌkɑnəˈsɝ/ US
- /ˌkɑnəˈsʊɹ/ US
- /ˌkɒnəˈsɜː/ UK
- /ˌkɒnəˈsʊə/ UK
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ), -ʊə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Around 1705–1715, from French connoisseur, from the verb connoître (obsolete pre-1835 spelling of connaître (“to know”)).
noun connoisseurs · connaisseur
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A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.
beer connoisseur
Similar: maven, cognoscente, virtuoso
Translations
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noun specialist whose opinion is valued
| Español | connaisseur, connoisseur, conocedor, entendido, experto |
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| 한국어 | 감정가 gamjeongga |
| 日本語 | 鑑定家 kanteika, 目利き mekiki, 鑑識家 kanshikika |
| 中文 | 鑒定家 /鉴定家 jiàndìngjiā, 鑑賞家 /鉴赏家 jiànshǎngjiā, 行家 hángjiā |
| हिन्दी | रसिक rasik |
| Português | connaisseur, conhecedor, perito |
| Français | connaisseur, connaisseuse |
| Deutsch | Kenner, Kennerin, Connaisseur |
| Italiano | intenditore, conoscitore, esperto, connaisseur |
| Ελληνικά | ειδήμων eidímon, κονεσέρ konesér |
| Română | cunoscător, cunoscătoare |
| Русский | знато́к znatók, цени́тель cenítelʹ, цени́тельница cenítelʹnica |
| العربية | عَارِف ʕārif, عَارِفَة ʕārifa, خَبِير ḵabīr, خَبِيرَة ḵabīra, مُتَذَوِّق mutaḏawwiq, مُتَذَوِّقَة mutaḏawwiqa |
| עברית | מומחה \ מֻמְחֶה mumkhé |
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title = {connoisseur},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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