n.
Pronunciation: ˌ kän-y ə - ' shen-t ē , ˌ käg-n ə -, - ' sen-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -scen · ti \ -t ē \
Etymology: obsolete Italian (now conoscente ), from cognoscente, adjective, wise, from Latin cognoscent-, cognoscens, present participle of cognoscere
Date: 1776
: a person who has expert knowledge in a subject : CONNOISSEUR