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Webster 1913 Edition

Connoisseur

Conˊnois-seur′

(?; 277)
,
Noun.
[F.
connaisseur
, formerly
connoisseur
, fr.
connaître
to know, fr. L.
cognoscere
to become acquainted with;
co-
+
noscere
,
gnoscere
, to learn to know. See
Know
, and cf.
Cognizor
.]
One well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; a critical judge of any art, particulary of one of the fine arts.
The
connoisseur
is “one who knows,” as opposed to the dilettant, who only “thinks he knows.”
Fairholt.

Webster 1828 Edition

Connoisseur

CONNOISSEUR

,
Noun.
[L., to know.] A person well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; a critical judge or master of any art, particularly of painting and sculpture.

Definition 2024

connoisseur

connoisseur

English

Alternative forms

Noun

connoisseur ‎(plural connoisseurs)

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

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French

Noun

connoisseur m ‎(plural connoisseurs)

  1. Obsolete spelling of connaisseur

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɒnəˈsɜr/, /ˌkɒnəˈsəː/, /ˌkɒnəˈsʊər/

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