Meaning & use
connoisseur
A person with expert knowledge and refined taste in a particular field, especially food, art, or wine.
See it in a sentence
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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