Main Entry: co·gno·scen·te

Pronunciation: \ˌkän-yə-ˈshen-tē, ˌkäg-nə-, -ˈsen-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural co·gno·scen·ti \-tē\

Etymology: obsolete Italian (now conoscente), from cognoscente, adjective, wise, from Latin cognoscent-, cognoscens, present participle of cognoscere

Date: 1776

: a person who has expert knowledge in a subject : connoisseur