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as in scholar
a person having a knowledgeable and fine appreciation of the arts
a forthcoming exhibit at the art museum that is eagerly awaited by connoisseurs of ancient Greek pottery
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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
works that are highly prized by connoisseurs of art glass
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Recent Examples of connoisseur
The best Amazon coffee makers are high quality and cater to everyone from connoisseurs to brewing newbies.
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Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
Here are the top games to watch that should make bracket connoisseurs nervous.
4 Texas A&M vs. 13 Yale, 7:25 pm EST
Most people filling out brackets wait until the 5-12 matchup to pick first-round upsets, but sometimes an even lower seed is able to pull off an upset.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
After initial maturation, the components were combined in a single cask and aged for another two decades to reveal notes of vanilla, spice, and leather, resulting in a true collector’s item for rum connoisseurs.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2025
This could be, as a wine connoisseur would say, a very good year.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
Here are the top games to watch that should make bracket connoisseurs nervous.
4 Texas A&M vs. 13 Yale, 7:25 pm EST
Most people filling out brackets wait until the 5-12 matchup to pick first-round upsets, but sometimes an even lower seed is able to pull off an upset.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
After initial maturation, the components were combined in a single cask and aged for another two decades to reveal notes of vanilla, spice, and leather, resulting in a true collector’s item for rum connoisseurs.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2025
This could be, as a wine connoisseur would say, a very good year.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connoisseur
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Møller had an initial career as a literary scholar, then spent many years as a politician, and is now back to writing.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
21 Apr. 2025
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Wine scholars among us will recognize this as a mix of red and white grapes, with white allowed only in very small amounts.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
18 Apr. 2025
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The experts predict the economy will nearly stall in 2025, growing 0.8%, down from their projection of 1.7% just last month, according to the average estimate of 46 economists surveyed by Wolters Kluwer Blue Chip Economic Indicators on April 4 and April 7.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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Here’s what the experts have to say about why grief shows up in the body and how to cope with it.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
SELF,
15 Apr. 2025
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Celebrating its 75th anniversary, the premier motorsport entity now has its zeitgeist captured in a book that should be required reading for neophytes and ardent devotees alike—Grands Prix: 75 Years of Formula One Racing.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2025
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But these weren’t just devotees of the cult TV show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.—
Zena Tsarfin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
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The team from Bar Mood in Taipei is taking the lead on nonalcoholic and low-ABV drinks, and master sommelier Kyungmoon Kim has put together a list of wines and sools to accompany the menu.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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The images feature the brand’s ready-to-wear, custom and bespoke suits, the latter of which are available by appointment with the company’s master tailor.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Him and all the other dilettantes who don’t know the wonders of VistaVision.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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Marinetti emerges as a kind of anarchic scout leader and André Breton, Surrealism’s founder, comes across as a work-shy dilettante.—
Orlando Whitfield,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Slot shares this staple of Tottenham counterpart Ange Postecoglou’s attacking principles, with Porro adept at tucking inside to disrupt the opposition shape.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The result is that just these English words, representing just this original document, make for a new and somewhat undiscovered book, even to Marxist adepts.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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American collector and precious-metals mogul Thomas Kaplan—who has assembled the largest private collection of Rembrandts in the world—plans to part with Young Lion Resting (1638–42) sometime next year.—
Daniel Cassady for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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That hits not just collectors but everyday drinkers who look forward to getting their hands on a solid bottle without having to chase it down.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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From there, the brothers rope in a boozy harmonica virtuoso named Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo), who only accepts the gig after the brothers agree to pay him in Irish beer.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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Throughout, he’s depicted as an anxious man with big feelings, a musical virtuoso whose shame, self-esteem and addiction issues were spawned as a young child bearing witness to domestic disputes.—
Derek Scancarelli,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Connoisseur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connoisseur. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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