Connoisseur

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts.
  • n. A person of informed and discriminating taste: a connoisseur of fine wines.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A specialist of a given field whose opinion is valued; especially in one of the fine arts, or in a matter of taste
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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 Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A critical judge of any art, particularly of painting, sculpture, or music; one competent to pass a critical judgment: as, a connoisseur of carvings; a connoisseur of lace.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    authority   
    Hyponym
    aesthete    wine lover    esthete   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    expert    virtuoso    virtuosa    critic    judge    epicure    lapidary    cognoscente   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Burr    Fleur    Fur    Kerr    Monsieur    Shir    Sir    Spur    Thur    Ur   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    critic    pianist    naturalist    antiquary    dramatist    musician    scholar    patron    epicure    biographer