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Definition of Connoisseur

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

Definition of Connoisseur

1. n. One well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; a critical judge of any art, particulary of one of the fine arts.

Definition of Connoisseur

1. Noun. A specialist of a given field whose opinion is valued; especially in one of the fine arts, or in a matter of taste ¹

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Definition of Connoisseur

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Connoisseur

Literary usage of Connoisseur

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: Including a Variety of by Oliver Goldsmith (1837)
"On " The connoisseur. By Mr, Town, Critic and Censor General." 4 vols. 12»;oj When fate or fortune calls from us the friend whose society has contributed ..."

2. In the Name of the Bodleian, and Other Essays by Augustine Birrell (1905)
"A connoisseur IT must always be rash to speak positively about human nature, ... The connoisseur, for example, here in England is hardly what he was. ..."

3. Ainsworth's Magazine: A Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, & Art by William Harrison Ainsworth, George Cruikshank, Hablot Knight Browne (1854)
"A coin as superficial as a policeman's button, and a trifle beneath the current value of a brass farthing, will meet from a connoisseur respect ..."

4. The Life and Posthumous Writings of William Cowper, Esqr by William Hayley (1803)
"Number 119. Thursday, May 6, 1756.— Number 134. Thursday, August 19, 1756.—Number 138. Thursday, Sept. 16, 1756. THE connoisseur. (NUMBER li9. ..."

5. The Arts and Artists: Or Anecdotes & Relics, of the Schools of Painting by James Elmes (1825)
"THE title of connoisseur, which implies a knowledge of being able to j udge ... No one can be a connoisseur who does not at the same time possess taste, ..."

6. A Bibliography of Works in English on Playing Cards and Gaming by Frederic Jessel (1905)
"By A connoisseur. iii + 216pp. 8vo. G. Allen, London, 1775. 296. 'connoisseur.'—Do. ... connoisseur, THE. (P.)—By ' Mr Town,' Critic and Censor-General. ..."

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