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Meanings of connoisseur in English

Portuguese
perito
Catalan
perit
Spanish
conocedor

An expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts.

perito

A person who enjoys choosing, eating and drinking high quality food and wines and who knows a lot about them.

Cognoscenti.

Usage of connoisseur in English
1
The flamboyant music connoisseur steered his work through his love of music.
The Irish Times
2
I'm no wine connoisseur, but they usually know what they're talking about.'
The ice princess
3
He sniffed at the steaming pot with the air of a connoisseur.
Max
4
I will not put on airs: I am no one's wine connoisseur.
Ebony
5
It will bring that under the hammer, any day, replied the connoisseur.
Home Lights and Shadows
6
Tracy was no connoisseur of children, but this one seemed pleasant enough.
Happiness key
7
It's a connoisseur's board and not everyone is going to have one.
The Irish Times
8
He thought of himself as a connoisseur of the art of seduction.
The accident man
9
This man, with the genius for priesthood, was a connoisseur in souls.
The Mormon Prophet
10
This time there was no lip-smacking, or other aping of the connoisseur.
The Stowaway Girl
11
No wine served in Athens, however, will appeal to a later-day connoisseur.
A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
12
Perry is a connoisseur of airs that thicken in a watched room.
The Guardian
13
Now, I like to consider myself somewhat of a dry shampoo connoisseur.
News.com.au
14
DuHavel bestowed upon her the approving look of one connoisseur encountering another.
Cauldron of Ghosts
15
But what kind of DC Comics connoisseur will these shows be for?
The Verge
16
Sandy was a connoisseur of dogs-ofdogs that had worn sledge traces.
Kazan
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Spanish
conocedor
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Connoisseur across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common