Connoisseur

Noun

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

Adjectives for Connoisseur
appreciative; true; profound; ogling; dramatic; amateur.

Synonyms for Connoisseur
cognoscente

Thesaurus
aficionado, amateur, annotator, arbiter, arbiter elegantiarum, arbiter of taste, artisan, artist, attache, authority, bill collector, bon vivant, buff, captious critic, carper, caviler, censor, censurer, cognoscente, collection agent, collector, commentator, commenter, connaisseur, consultant, cordon bleu, crack shot, craftsman, critic, criticaster, criticizer, critickin, criticule, dead shot, dilettante, diplomat, diplomatist, douanier, dunner, editor, elder statesman, epicure, epicurean, exciseman, experienced hand, expert, expert consultant, fan, farmer, faultfinder, freak, gatherer, good judge, gourmand, gourmet, graduate, handy man, journeyman, judge, literary critic, magpie, man of letters, marksman, maven, miser, muckraker, no slouch, nut, pack rat, politician, pro, professional, professor, proficient, pundit, refined palate, reviewer, savant, scholar, scholiast, shark, sharp, smellfungus, social critic, specialist, statesman, tax collector, technical adviser, technical expert, technician, textual critic, virtuoso

Alternative forms

 * connaisseur

Etymology
Around 1705–1715, from connoisseur:, from the verb connoître: (obsolete pre-1835 spelling of connaître:).

Translations

 * Bosnian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 鑒定家, 鉴定家
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, erikoistuntija
 * French:
 * German: Kenner
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:


 * Italian: intenditore, conoscitore ; esperto; connaisseur
 * Japanese: 鑑定家 (かんていか, kanteika), 目利き (mekiki), 鑑識家
 * Korean: 감정가
 * Macedonian: познавач
 * Polish: koneser, znawca
 * Portuguese: connaisseur; : conhecedor, perito
 * Russian:
 * Slovak: znalec
 * Spanish: ;
 * Swedish: konnässör