sommelier

noun

som·​me·​lier ˌsə-məl-ˈyā 

plural sommeliers ˌsə-məl-ˈyā(z) 

: a waiter in a restaurant who has charge of wines and their service : a wine steward

Examples of sommelier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His guest list, in addition to Ward, includes an MMA fighter, a rapper and a person identified as Colvin’s sommelier. —Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 10 Dec. 2025

The beverage program comes from master sommeliers Dustin Wilson and Sabato Sagaria, who have assembled a wine list that leans into producers from France and California. —Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025

Cameron is a former football player who brought some football friends along with David, a rapper and a sommelier. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025

The airline is collaborating with private chefs on menus, and flight attendants will be trained as sommeliers. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French soumelier official charged with transportation of supplies, from Old French, pack animal driver, probably alteration of *sommerier, from somier pack animal, from Medieval Latin saugmarius, from Late Latin sagma packsaddle — more at sumpter

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

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