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connoisseur::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cognoscente |
| Type of | authority |
| Has types | aesthete, esthete, wine lover |
| Derivation | connoisseurship |
Examples of connoisseur
connoisseur
Regular readers know that I have become an unwilling connoisseur of junk e-mail.
From the businessweek.com
And so, the wine lover becomes a connoisseur and the wine tasting an experience.
From the jobview.monster.com
Ralph Steadman is an internationally acclaimed illustrator and wine connoisseur.
From the sfgate.com
Because I am a top connoisseur on that, what I have is a taste about a position.
From the iftomm2003.com
If a connoisseur wants an exquisite wine or a first edition book, we can get it.
From the express.co.uk
Salon-owner Fannin was a wine connoisseur, said friend and customer Mary Stearns.
From the charlotteobserver.com
An accessible list for a beginner with interesting options for the connoisseur.
From the post-gazette.com
My buddy Magnus Reuterdahl, a wine connoisseur, has done some fieldwork in China.
From the scienceblogs.com
Though I can't claim to be a connoisseur, this was not my virgin venture, either.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
- An expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
- (connoisseurship) virtu: love of or taste for fine objects of art
- A connoisseur (French traditional (pre-1835) spelling of connaisseur, from Middle-French connoistre, then connau00EEtre meaning "to be acquainted with" or "to know somebody/something.") is a person who has a great deal of knowledge about the fine arts, cuisines, or an expert judge in matters of taste...
- Connoisseur was the brand name of the products manufactured by the British manufacturer of Hi-Fi Equipment Sugden and Co Ltd , more particularly Turntables .
- A specialist of a given field whose opinion is valued; especially in one of the fine arts, or in a matter of taste
- (n) - astute judge of taste; cultural expert
- A word you should never use around a Winegeek. If he or she is a gentle Winegeek they will merely flinch, then softly remind you to call them either simply 'Winegeek' or 'Oenophilic-American,' but calling a brittle, testy Winegeek this offensive moniker can get you a bad look at the business end ...
- An aesthete, someone knowledgable enough to make value judgements in his field of art or specialist field.
- Well-cooked coffee, worthy of a coffee aficionado.
