cognoscentinoun [ plural ]
uk/ˌkɒn.jəˈʃen.tiː/us/ˌkɑː.njəˈʃen.tiː/formala group of people who have a great knowledge and understanding of a particular subject, especially one of the arts:
Not being one of the cognoscenti, I failed to understand the ballet's subtler points.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Experts and specialists
- a mine of information idiom
- academician
- authority
- boffin
- buff
- child prodigy
- consultant
- hotshot
- know sth inside out idiom
- literati
- maven
- natural
- resident
- superuser
- supremo
- techie
- technician
- technocracy
- technocrat
- virtuoso
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