Meaning & use

connoisseur

noun·Advanced

A person with expert knowledge and refined taste in a particular field, especially food, art, or wine.

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As a connoisseur of fine wine, she could name the vineyard from a single sip.

He fancies himself a connoisseur of vintage jazz records from the 1950s.

A note on using this word

Connoisseur implies cultivated, discerning taste built through experience, not just enthusiasm, and it keeps its French spelling with a double 'n.'

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Words with an opposite meaning

amateur

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