connoisseur

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[ US /ˌkɑnəˈsɝ/ ]
[ UK /kˌɒnəsˈɜː/ ]
NOUN
  1. an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
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How To Use connoisseur In A Sentence

  • Experience can contribute to connoisseurship, but only if the consumer tastes with attention and an open mind.
  • Most of this coffee is not the higher grade arabica bean sold to connoisseurs, but the lower-grade robusta that ends up in instant coffee or in cheap blends sold in supermarkets.
  • For Evan Snyderman of R 20th Century, a leading New York gallery, Design Miami/Basel is one of the few fairs in the world committed to the level of presentation and connoisseurship our gallery strives to achieve. Maturing Gracefully
  • In connection with an item of Ru ware of the Northern Song dynasty, for instance, which many connoisseurs regard as one of the absolute pinnacles of Chinese ceramic art, the author of the pertinent catalogue entry states that certain qualities of shape and decoration “make it incredibly rare even within this exceptional group.” Archive 2009-08-01
  • ‘You are a connoisseur in flowers, signor,’ said Beatrice, with a smile, alluding to the bouquet which he had flung her from the window.
  • The works are carefully chosen to suit both connoisseurs and tenderfoots.
  • He was, too, essentially and curiously the son of his father -- even to his minor tastes, such as his connoisseur's palate for a good wine and his judgment in "smokes" -- and this feeling of a certain detachment from the larger emotions of life was always his father's pose -- the philosopher's. A Student in Arms Second Series
  • A connoisseur would shun the very notion of ‘spoiling’ this fragrant and bubbly brew by adding milk or sugar to it.
  • I'm no muffin connoisseur, but I think that's how muffins should be! Archive 2008-04-01
  • Lo, Pythonic brethren and sistren sic, our sacred fools are back, bearing sumptuous gifts for the discerning comedic and musical connoisseur. Gregory Weinkauf: Not the Messiah : Monty Python Strikes Again!
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