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☆ som·me·lier (sum′əl yā′; Fr sō̂ mə lyā′)

noun pl. sommeliers -·liers′ (-yāz′; Fr, -lyā′)

the person in a restaurant, club, etc. who is responsible for the selection of, and for serving, the wines, esp. with a French cuisine; wine steward

Etymology: Fr < MFr, orig., person in charge of pack animals (hence, steward) < OFr sommerier < sommier < LL sagmarius: see summer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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