noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˌkɑnəˈsɝ/
General-American:/ˌkɑnəˈsʊɹ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌkɒnəˈsɜː/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌkɒnəˈsʊə/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)
rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:K AA2 N AH0 S ER1
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
beer connoisseur
chocolate connoisseur
wine connoisseur
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cognoscente
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: authority
Narrower terms: esthete, aesthete, wine lover
History
Etymology
Around 1705–1715, from French connoisseur, from the verb connoître (obsolete pre-1835 spelling of connaître (“to know”)).
Across languages
Translations
87 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عَارِف
(ʕārif)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Arabic:
عَارِفَة
(ʕārifa)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Arabic:
خَبِير
(ḵabīr)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Arabic:
خَبِيرَة
(ḵabīra)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Arabic:
مُتَذَوِّق
(mutaḏawwiq)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Arabic:
مُتَذَوِّقَة
(mutaḏawwiqa)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Arabic:
جَهْبَذ
(jahbaḏ)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Belarusian:
зна́вец
(znávjec)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Belarusian:
знато́к
(znatók)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Belarusian:
зна́ўца
(znáwca)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Bulgarian:
познава́ч
(poznaváč)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Bulgarian:
познава́чка
(poznaváčka)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Bulgarian:
цени́тел
(cenítel)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Bulgarian:
цени́телка
(cenítelka)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Chinese Mandarin:
鑒定家 /鉴定家
(jiàndìngjiā)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Chinese Mandarin:
鑑賞家 /鉴赏家
(jiànshǎngjiā)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Chinese Mandarin:
行家
(hángjiā)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Czech:
znalec
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Czech:
znalkyně
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Danish:
kender
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Danish:
connaisseur
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Dutch:
kenner
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Dutch:
deskundige
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Finnish:
tuntija
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Finnish:
erikoistuntija
— specialist whose opinion is valued
French:
connaisseur
— specialist whose opinion is valued
French:
connaisseuse
— specialist whose opinion is valued
German:
Kenner
— specialist whose opinion is valued
German:
Kennerin
— specialist whose opinion is valued
German:
Connaisseur
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Greek:
ειδήμων
(eidímon)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
Greek:
κονεσέρ
(konesér)
— specialist whose opinion is valued
