Meaning of CONNOISSEUR
| Pronunciation: | | `kânu'sur
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| | Definition: | | [n] an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts |
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| | Synonyms: | | cognoscenti |
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| | See Also: | | aesthete, authority, esthete, oenophile, oenophilist, wine lover | |
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| | 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.
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| | Related Terms: | | accumulator, adept, Admirable Crichton, aesthete, aficionado, amateur, annotator, arbiter, arbiter elegantiarum, arbiter of taste, artisan, artist, attache, authority, bill collector, bon vivant, buff, captious critic, carper, caviler, censor, censurer, cognoscente, collection agent, collector, commentator, commenter, connaisseur, consultant, cordon bleu, crack shot, craftsman, critic, criticaster, criticizer, critickin, criticule, dead shot, dilettante, diplomat, diplomatist, douanier, dunner, editor, elder statesman, epicure, epicurean, exciseman, experienced hand, expert, expert consultant, fan, farmer, faultfinder, freak, gatherer, good judge, gourmand, gourmet, graduate, handy man, journeyman, judge, literary critic, magpie, man of letters, marksman, maven, miser, muckraker, no slouch, nut, pack rat, politician, pro, professional, professor, proficient, pundit, refined palate, reviewer, savant, scholar, scholiast, shark, sharp, smellfungus, social critic, specialist, statesman, tax collector, technical adviser, technical expert, technician, textual critic, virtuoso |
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