Definitions for: Connoisseur


[n] an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts



Webster (1913) Definition: Con`nois*seur" (?; 277), n. [F. connaisseur,
formerly connoisseur, fr. conna[^i]tre to know, fr. L.
cognoscere to become acquainted with; co- + noscere,
gnoscere, to learn to know. See Know, amd 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.

Synonyms: cognoscenti

See Also: aesthete, authority, esthete, oenophile, oenophilist, wine lover

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