connoisseur
/ˌkɑnəˈsɝ/
an expert judge in matters of taste
connoisseur in a sentence
“The wine connoisseur could identify the vineyard by a single sip.”
Origin of connoisseur
French connoisseur expert, from connaître to know, from Latin cognoscere
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