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connoisseur

con·nois·seur
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kon-uh-sur, -soo r]
    • /ˌkɒn əˈsɜr, -ˈsʊər/
    • /ˌkɒn.əˈsɜːr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-uh-sur, -soo r]
    • /ˌkɒn əˈsɜr, -ˈsʊər/

Definitions of connoisseur word

  • countable noun connoisseur A connoisseur is someone who knows a lot about the arts, food, drink, or some other subject. 3
  • noun connoisseur a person with special knowledge or appreciation of a field, esp in the arts 3
  • noun connoisseur a person who has expert knowledge and keen discrimination in some field, esp. in the fine arts or in matters of taste 3
  • noun connoisseur a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste: a connoisseur of modern art. 1
  • noun connoisseur a discerning judge of the best in any field: a connoisseur of horses. 1
  • noun connoisseur An expert judge in matters of taste. 1

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Origin of connoisseur

First appearance:

before 1705
One of the 50% oldest English words
1705-15; < French; Old French conoiseor < Latin cognōscitōr- (stem of cognōscitor) knower. See cognoscible, -tor

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Parts of speech for Connoisseur

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

connoisseur popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

connoisseur usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for connoisseur

noun connoisseur

  • devotee — Someone who is a devotee of a subject or activity is very enthusiastic about it.
  • dilettante — a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
  • buff — Something that is buff is pale brown in colour.
  • aficionado — If someone is an aficionado of something, they like it and know a lot about it.
  • cognoscente — a person with special knowledge in some field, esp. in the fine arts

Antonyms for connoisseur

noun connoisseur

  • ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.

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