connoisseur

Meaning

A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.

Frequency

23k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌkɑnəˈsɝ/
Etymology

Around 1705–1715, from French connoisseur, from the verb connoître (obsolete pre-1835 spelling of connaître (“to know”)).

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