connoisseur

con·nois·seur

C0576900 (kŏn′ə-sûr′, -so͝or′)n.1. A person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts.2. A person of informed and discriminating taste: a connoisseur of fine wines.

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[Obsolete French, from Old French connoisseor, from connoistre, to know, from Latin cognōscere, to learn, know; see cognition.]

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con′nois·seur′ship′ n.

connoisseur

(ˌkɒnɪˈsɜː) n (Art Terms) a person with special knowledge or appreciation of a field, esp in the arts[C18: from French, from Old French conoiseor, from connoistre to know, from Latin cognōscere] ˌconnoisˈseurship n

con•nois•seur

(ˌkɒn əˈsɜr, -ˈsʊər)

n. 1. a person esp. competent to pass critical judgments in an art or in matters of taste. 2. a discerning judge of the best in any field. [1705–15; < French; Old French conoiseor=con(n)ois-, s. of conoistre to know, recognize] con`nois•seur′ship, n.

connoisseur

A French word meaning one who knows, used to mean a person with great knowledge and appreciation of something, especially one of the arts.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

connoisseur - an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine artscognoscenteauthority - an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"aesthete, esthete - one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and naturewine lover - a connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut

connoisseur

noun expert, authority, judge, specialist, buff (informal), devotee, boffin (Brit. informal), whiz (informal), arbiter, aficionado, savant, maven (U.S.), appreciator, cognoscente, fundi (S. African) I hear you're something of an art connoisseur.Quotations
"connoisseur: a specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]

Translations

内行鉴赏家

connoisseur

(konəˈsəː) noun an expert judge of eg art, music, wine etc. Let him choose the wine – he's the connoisseur. 鑒賞家，內行 鉴赏家，内行