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Synonyms for connoisseur

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kon-uh-sur, -soor
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn əˈsɜr, -ˈsʊər

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Définition of connoisseur

Origin :
  • 1714, from French connoisseur (Modern French connaiseur), from Old French conoisseor "an expert, a judge, one well-versed," from conoistre "to know," from Latin cognoscere "to know, to become well-acquainted with," from com- "with" (see com-) + gnoscere "recognize" (see notice (v.)).
  • noun authority
Example sentences :
  • The Emperor, who had been waiting for the invitation, posed once more as connoisseur.
  • Extract from : « The Fte At Coqueville » by Emile Zola
  • I speak as a connoisseur, for faces are a specialty of mine.
  • Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • It was there, and he went on inspecting the legs, with the air of a connoisseur.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • "You are well known as a connoisseur, Mr. Acton," he went on hurriedly.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various
  • Willems was a connoisseur in the drink and an adept at the game.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
  • There were a few etchings, which had evidently been chosen with the skill of a connoisseur.
  • Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest
  • The Queen is a connoisseur in these matters, and there must be no bungling.
  • Extract from : « Shakespeare's Christmas Gift to Queen Bess » by Anna Benneson McMahan
  • The Duchess looked at it with greed—the greed of the connoisseur.
  • Extract from : « Marriage la mode » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • He is a connoisseur in jewels, and Miss Heredith asked his advice about the necklace.
  • Extract from : « The Hand in the Dark » by Arthur J. Rees
  • It was not the type of car to cause cardiac disturbance in a connoisseur.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various

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