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connoisseur definition

con·nois·seur (kän′ə sʉr′, -so̵̅o̅r′)

noun

a person who has expert knowledge and keen discrimination in some field, esp. in the fine arts or in matters of taste

Etymology: Fr (now connaisseur) < OFr conoisseor, a judge, one well versed < conoistre < L cognoscere, to know: see cognition

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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