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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONNOISSEUR, n. [L., to know.] A person well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; a critical judge or master of any art, particularly of painting and sculpture.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts [syn: connoisseur, cognoscente]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: obsolete French (now connaisseur), from Old French connoisseor, from connoistre to know, from Latin cognoscere — more at cognition Date: 1714 1. expert; especially one who understands the details, technique, or principles of an art and is competent to act as a critical judge 2. one who enjoys with discrimination and appreciation of subtleties <a connoisseur of fine wines> • connoisseurship noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (often foll. by of, in) an expert judge in matters of taste (a connoisseur of fine wine). Derivatives: connoisseurship n. Etymology: F, obs. spelling of connaisseur f. pres. stem of connaître know + -eur -or(1): cf. reconnoitre

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Connoisseur Con`nois*seur" (?; 277), n. [F. connaisseur, formerly connoisseur, fr. conna[^i]tre to know, fr. L. cognoscere to become acquainted with; co- + noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know. See Know, amd cf. Cognizor.] One well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; a critical judge of any art, particulary of one of the fine arts. The connoisseur is ``one who knows,'' as opposed to the dilettant, who only ``thinks he knows.'' --Fairholt.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(connoisseurs) A connoisseur is someone who knows a lot about the arts, food, drink, or some other subject. Sarah tells me you're something of an art connoisseur. ...connoisseurs of good food. N-COUNT: oft n N, N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Critic, critical judge, man of good taste (as distinguished from the dilettante, who merely pretends to good taste).

Moby Thesaurus

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