CONNOISSEUR


Meaning of CONNOISSEUR in English

n. (often foll. by of, in) an expert judge in matters of taste (a connoisseur of fine wine). connoisseurship n.

[ F, obs. spelling of connaisseur f. pres. stem of connaŒtre know + -eur -or(1): cf. reconnoitre ]

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