Connoisseur
- Connoisseur
- Connoisseur 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}, 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.
[1913 Webster]
The connoisseur is ``one who knows,'' as opposed to the
dilettant, who only ``thinks he knows.'' --Fairholt.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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connoisseur — CONNOISSEUR, EUSE. s. Celui, celle qui se connoît à quelque chose. Si vous dites que ce diamant est d une belle eau, vous n êtes pas connoisseur. C est un grand connoisseur en tableaux. Il est bon connoisseur en chevaux. Faire le connoisseur.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
connoisseur — con‧nois‧seur [ˌkɒnəˈsɜː ǁ ˌkɑːnəˈsɜːr] noun [countable] someone who knows a lot about something such as art, wine etc: • an art historian and connoisseur of drawings * * * connoisseur UK US /ˌkɒnəˈsɜːr/ noun [C] ► someone who has a lot of… … Financial and business terms
Connoisseur (Hi-Fi) — Connoisseur was the brand name of the products manufactured by the British manufacturer of Hi Fi Equipment Sugden and Co Ltd[1], more particularly turntables[2]. ^ http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp hersteller detail.cfm?company id=8378 ^ … Wikipedia
connoisseur — 1714, from Fr. connoisseur (Mod.Fr. connaiseur), from O.Fr. conoisseor an expert, a judge, one well versed, from conoistre to know, from L. cognoscere to know, to become well acquainted with, from com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + gnoscere… … Etymology dictionary
connoisseur — Connoisseur. s. m. v. Qui se connoist à quelque chose. Si vous dites que ce diamant, que ce quadruple est bon, vous n estes pas connoisseur. les grands connoisseurs en tableaux. je m en rapporte aux connoisseurs … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
connoisseur — index expert, specialist Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
connoisseur — dilettante, *aesthete Analogous words: *epicure, gourmet, bon vivant: *expert, adept Contrasted words: *amateur, tyro, dabbler … New Dictionary of Synonyms
connoisseur — [n] authority adept, aesthete, aficionado, appreciator, arbiter, bon vivant, buff*, cognoscente, critic, devotee, dilettante, epicure, expert, fan, freak*, gourmet, judge, maven*, nut*, one into*, savant, specialist; concepts 352,376 Ant.… … New thesaurus
connoisseur — ► NOUN ▪ an expert judge in matters of taste. DERIVATIVES connoisseurship noun. ORIGIN French, from connaître know … English terms dictionary
connoisseur — [kän΄ə sʉr′, kän΄əso͞or′] n. [Fr (now connaisseur) < OFr conoisseor, a judge, one well versed < conoistre < L cognoscere, to know: see COGNITION] a person who has expert knowledge and keen discrimination in some field, esp. in the fine… … English World dictionary
