connoisseur
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8.6
- noun
- /ˌkɒnəˈsɜr/
:
conocedor
- The chef's husband is a noted connoisseur of Italian cuisine, ensuring every meal is exquisite.
- art connoisseurs
- connoisseur and collector
And why is he a connoisseur of mazes?
- And why is he a connoisseur of mazes?
- Because you are like the the Chick-fil-A connoisseur, the fried chicken connoisseur.
- Just because you are a connoisseur of art doesn't make you a good person.
- Yeah, but pizza connoisseur like me, I can tell it's good.
- I am a connoisseur of denim shorts.
- And no disrespect to drag Queens because I am a huge connoisseur of all things drag.
- I like how, you know, usually there's wine connoisseurs.
- You are like a gift card connoisseur.
Examples
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Since you're Italian, Sicilian, I also heard rumours that you are a connoisseur of food.
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Over time, the Savory collection became a tantalizing enigma to jazz connoisseurs who yearned for access to its treasures.
Academic text (2011) -
"Are you," he asked, "by any chance a connoisseur of the ancient languages?"
Fiction book (2002) -
Over the years, I got to be quite a connoisseur of soap.
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I'm an art connoisseur of sorts.
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We're connoisseurs of good taste.
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It appears that you're a connoisseur of beauty.
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Any connoisseur of fine art can tell you, Walter Keane and Paul Gauguin have a lot in common.
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Roy Sieber, along with Bill Fagg, was one of the great connoisseurs of the last thirty or forty years.
Academic text (2003) -
As a true connoisseur of fine wines, he can identify vineyards just by tasting a glass.
Synonyms
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6.5
A person who likes and knows a lot about fine food and drink
27
7.7
A person who really likes and knows a lot about a subject or activity
2
5.8
A person who understands and enjoys what is good about something
1
7.5
A person who can notice small differences and good quality in things
A person who knows a lot about art and understands it well
A person who knows a lot about a subject and can judge its quality, like wine or art
A person who knows and appreciates fine art, music and food
A person who knows a lot about food and cooking
A person who likes and understands fine art and beauty
Antonyms
How Knowledgeable
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4.2
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3.2
27
8.6
27
7.7
81
3.4
81
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Connoisseur comes from an old French word that meant 'to know', so a connoisseur is literally 'one who knows'. Think of the English words know and knowledge, and you can see why a connoisseur has expert taste and can judge art, food, or style.