connoisseur en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌkɒnəˈsɜː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌkɑnəˈsʊɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˌkɒnəˈsʊə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌkɑnəˈsɝ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin cognōscens, cognōscentem French connaiss(ant) Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -(ā)tōrem Old French -or Middle French -eur French -eur French connoisseurbor. English connoisseur Around 1705–1715, from French connoisseur, from the verb connoître (obsolete pre-1835 spelling of connaître (“to know”)).
Meanings
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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.
It is evident, in spite of his frequent attention to her while she draws, that in fact he knows nothing of the matter. He admires as a lover, not as a connoisseur.
1811, [Jane Austen], chapter III, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume I, London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC:This, when it was brought to him, he drank slowly, like a connoisseur, lingering on the taste and still looking about him at the cliffs and up at our signboard.
1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:No; nonsense, Naumann! English ladies are not at everybody’s service as models. And you want to express too much with your painting. You would only have made a better or worse portrait with a background which every connoisseur would give a different reason for or against.
1871–1872, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter XIX, in Middlemarch […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, book (please specify |book=I to VIII):wine connoisseur
Real connoisseurs know that to nose and taste properly you have to add still water to your tulip-shaped glass so that the alcohol doesn't overwhelm you.
2002 October 20, Bob Morris, “The Age of Dissonance”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:beer connoisseur
chocolate connoisseur
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| connoisseurs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| connaisseur | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
kinosseur · connoisseurial · connoisseurish · connoisseurdom · pornoisseur · connoisseurly · connoisseurship · cannabisseur
Synonyms
maven · cognoscente · virtuoso
Translations (85)
tr meraklı (specialist whose opinion is valued) · tr erbap (specialist whose opinion is valued) · cmn 行家 (specialist whose opinion is valued) · de Kennerin (specialist whose opinion is valued) · bg познава́ч (specialist whose opinion is valued) · fi tuntija (specialist whose opinion is valued) · es conocedor (specialist whose opinion is valued) · sh znàlica (specialist whose opinion is valued) · es experto (specialist whose opinion is valued) · bg цени́телка (specialist whose opinion is valued) · ar مُتَذَوِّقَة (specialist whose opinion is valued) · ro cunoscător (specialist whose opinion is valued) · bg цени́тел (specialist whose opinion is valued) · uk ціни́телька (specialist whose opinion is valued) · ar خَبِيرَة (specialist whose opinion is valued) · be знато́к (specialist whose opinion is valued) · ar مُتَذَوِّق (specialist whose opinion is valued) · fr connaisseur (specialist whose opinion is valued) · sh зна́лац (specialist whose opinion is valued) · ko 감정가 (specialist whose opinion is valued) · it connaisseur (specialist whose opinion is valued) · ru цени́тель (specialist whose opinion is valued) · ar جَهْبَذ (specialist whose opinion is valued) · nl deskundige (specialist whose opinion is valued) · da connaisseur (specialist whose opinion is valued) · sh ználac (specialist whose opinion is valued) · pt conhecedor (specialist whose opinion is valued) · de Kenner (specialist whose opinion is valued) · fa-ira خِبْرِه (specialist whose opinion is valued) · fa-ira اَهْلِ فَنّ (specialist whose opinion is valued) · tr mütehassıs (specialist whose opinion is valued) · sh зна̀лица (specialist whose opinion is valued) · ar عَارِفَة (specialist whose opinion is valued) · cs znalkyně (specialist whose opinion is valued) · mk познавач (specialist whose opinion is valued) · ro cunoscătoare (specialist whose opinion is valued) · pl znawczyni (specialist whose opinion is valued) · cs znalec (specialist whose opinion is valued) · hi रसिक (specialist whose opinion is valued) · sv konnässör (specialist whose opinion is valued) · uk ціни́тель (specialist whose opinion is valued) · mk познавачка (specialist whose opinion is valued) · sl poznavalec (specialist whose opinion is valued) · he מומחה \ מֻמְחֶה (specialist whose opinion is valued) · pl koneser (specialist whose opinion is valued) · ja 鑑識家 (specialist whose opinion is valued) · ru цени́тельница (specialist whose opinion is valued) · uk цінува́льниця (specialist whose opinion is valued) · cmn 鑒定家 /鉴定家 (specialist whose opinion is valued) · sv kännare (specialist whose opinion is valued) · it esperto (specialist whose opinion is valued) · sk znalec (specialist whose opinion is valued) · da kender (specialist whose opinion is valued) · bg познава́чка (specialist whose opinion is valued) · el κονεσέρ (specialist whose opinion is valued) · uk знаве́ць (specialist whose opinion is valued) · el ειδήμων (specialist whose opinion is valued) · uk поціно́вувач (specialist whose opinion is valued) · sl poznavalka (specialist whose opinion is valued) · ar خَبِير (specialist whose opinion is valued) · ja 鑑定家 (specialist whose opinion is valued) · uk цінува́льник (specialist whose opinion is valued) · hu műértő (specialist whose opinion is valued) · pt perito (specialist whose opinion is valued) · ru знато́к (specialist whose opinion is valued) · ja 目利き (specialist whose opinion is valued) · fi erikoistuntija (specialist whose opinion is valued) · de Connaisseur (specialist whose opinion is valued) · be зна́вец (specialist whose opinion is valued) · nl kenner (specialist whose opinion is valued) · it conoscitore (specialist whose opinion is valued) · fr connaisseuse (specialist whose opinion is valued) · sk znalkyňa (specialist whose opinion is valued) · ar عَارِف (specialist whose opinion is valued) · be зна́ўца (specialist whose opinion is valued) · cmn 鑑賞家 /鉴赏家 (specialist whose opinion is valued) · pt connaisseur (specialist whose opinion is valued) · es entendido (specialist whose opinion is valued) · tr uzman (specialist whose opinion is valued) · pl koneserka (specialist whose opinion is valued) · uk шанува́льник (specialist whose opinion is valued) · pl znawca (specialist whose opinion is valued) · es connaisseur (specialist whose opinion is valued) · it intenditore (specialist whose opinion is valued) · es connoisseur (specialist whose opinion is valued)