Connoisseur
WordNet
noun
(1) An expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Around 1705-1715, borrowed from the French , from the verb (obsolete pre-1835 spelling of ).
Noun
- A specialist of a given field whose opinion is valued; especially in one of the fine arts, or in a matter of taste
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- This, when it was brought to him, he drank slowly, like a connoisseur, lingering on the taste...
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island