sommelier

noun

som·me·lier ˌsə-məl-ˈyā

plural sommeliers ˌsə-məl-ˈyā(z)

Synonyms of sommelier next

: 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 To accompany the meal, the head sommelier John McKenna has crafted a wine list with labels from across the globe. —

Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 July 2024 Dakota, a 27-year-old sommelier from Paradise Valley, Arizona. —

Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 15 July 2024 He was promoted to sommelier and was a bartender at some of the best restaurants in Baltimore. —

Lyndi McNulty, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2024 The sommelier’s wine pairing with dinner at Two Monkeys is a crash course in the country’s best bottles. —

Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for sommelier

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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

Time Traveler

The first known use of sommelier was in 1829

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