a connoisseur of wine

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• 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 — For other uses, see Connoisseur (disambiguation). A connoisseur (French connaisseur, from Middle French connoistre, then connaître meaning to be acquainted with or to know somebody/something. ) is a person who has a great deal of knowledge about… …   Wikipedia

• connoisseur — UK [ˌkɒnəˈsɜː(r)] / US [ˌkɑnəˈsɜr] noun [countable] Word forms connoisseur : singular connoisseur plural connoisseurs someone who knows a lot about a particular thing and enjoys it a lot She thought of herself as a wine connoisseur. connoisseur… …   English dictionary

• Wine & Spirit Education Trust — The Wine Spirit Education Trust, often referred to as WSET, is a British organisation which arranges courses and exams in the field of wine and spirits. WSET was founded in 1969,cite web|last= Ray |first= Johnathan, The Daily Telegraph |title=… …   Wikipedia

• connoisseur — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, real, true ▪ Only the true connoisseur could tell the difference between these two wines. ▪ This is one of those movies that will separate the casual movie goers from the real connoisseurs. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• connoisseur — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. critic, gourmet, epicure, adept. See taste. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. judge, expert, authority, aesthete, epicure, gourmet, epicurean, specialist, critic, collector, dilettante, gastronome, gourmand,… …   English dictionary for students

• connoisseur — con|nois|seur [ˌkɔnəˈsə: US ˌka:nəˈsə:r] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Early French, from Old French connoistre to know , from Latin cognoscere; COGNITION] someone who knows a lot about something such as art, food, or music ▪ a wine connoisseur… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• connoisseur — con|nois|seur [ ,kanə sɜr ] noun count someone who knows a lot about a particular thing and enjoys it a lot: She thought of herself as a wine connoisseur. connoisseur of: a connoisseur of fine cuisine/art/jazz …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• connoisseur — noun (C) someone who knows a lot about something such as art, food, music etc: a wine connoisseur …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• connoisseur — n. (often foll. by of, in) an expert judge in matters of taste (a connoisseur of fine wine). Derivatives: connoisseurship n. Etymology: F, obs. spelling of connaisseur f. pres. stem of connaicirctre know + eur or(1): cf. reconnoitre …   Useful english dictionary