connoisseur

Noun

Meaning

One well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; a critical judge of any art, particulary of one of the fine arts.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cognoscente maven sawyer mullah pro epicurean gourmand Master of Arts maestro gatherer devourer judge scientist shark freak
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Antonyms

guardian babe Greenhorn renaissance man amateur initiate
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Hypernyms

authority

Hyponyms

esthete aesthete wine lover

Phrases with the word

russian connoisseur english connoisseur wine connoisseur dance floor connoisseur fish connoisseur honey-connoisseur

Examples

Agatha likened him to a "fox in a hen coop" while Dracula preferred "a connoisseur in a wine cellar." Source: Internet

Any respect the supervillain gained with Hawkeye – a veritable connoisseur of supervillains given his history - vanishes with the prompt delivery of a to-go box of noodles. Source: Internet

A source close to the two from that time said that Amarinder, a connoisseur of food who is also fond of cooking, “even cooked dum aloo for friend Bajwa as both shared anecdotes and laughter together”. Source: Internet

'As a working-class Northerner prone to moments of largesse, I have completely fallen for the faux sophistication of the wine connoisseur,' he writes. Source: Internet

Each drink is personalised according to preference of strength, temperature and size, so every coffee connoisseur, latte lover, espresso enthusiast, filter fanatic, tea totaller, and hot choc-oholic is perfectly catered for. Source: Internet

; connoisseur : an expert in wines, fine arts, or other matters of culture; a person of refined taste. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

connixation Connochaetes connodal connoisseur of wine connoisseurdom connoisseurial