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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 high cost of LPs means that young music connoisseurs only buy when the cover has as much appeal as the music.
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Luba Kassova, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
As a connoisseur of sandals, these Havaianas are the most durable and comfortable—and this square-toe shape is cool and modern.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
The flatbread is on point, and the reuben wowed this reuben connoisseur.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
But in the coterie world of theater connoisseurs, Mays has earned a place among acting immortals.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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Luba Kassova, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
As a connoisseur of sandals, these Havaianas are the most durable and comfortable—and this square-toe shape is cool and modern.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
The flatbread is on point, and the reuben wowed this reuben connoisseur.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
But in the coterie world of theater connoisseurs, Mays has earned a place among acting immortals.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connoisseur
Noun
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Her grandfather, the Buddhist scholar and Tibet House co-founder Robert Thurman, began the night with praise for the artists and a sermon on the right of everyone to be happy.—
Hillel Italie,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Salerno suggests that several documents in the first few hundred years after Michelangelo's death correctly attribute the work to the artist but that in 1984 a scholar debunked it, erroneously in her view, and it has remained wrongly attributed ever since.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ying-yu Lin, a PLA expert at Tamkang University in Taipei, said the consistently rising defense budget shows that China’s military needs have not declined because of changes like economic slowdown.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Claude initially refused to cooperate with the hacking attempts and even denied requests to cover the hackers’ digital tracks, the experts who discovered the breach said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Regular magic devotees such as myself will have seen all of his tricks before, in the raw sense, but his show is highly engaging nonetheless because of his ability to live in the moment and react in a live way to what is going on in the room.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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In one story, the king, Hiranyakashipu, ordered everyone in his kingdom to worship him and was irked when his own son Prahlad, a devotee of Lord Vishnu, disobeyed his command.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Still, a university spokesperson stressed that the project may change during the master planning process.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Capó-García moved to North Park from Northern California in 2013 when she was accepted into the creative writing master’s program at UC San Diego.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Spoken like a true pseudo-bohemian trust-fund dilettante, an archetype as old as dynastic wealth.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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From Senior Editor Jessie Gaynor, who highlighted not one Tweet, but an entire body of work from one of the best to ever do it: A thorough accounting of Joyce Carol Oates’ viral tweets is a task better suited to her extremely lucky future biographer than to a dilettante like me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, Alouette has become an adept of dye recipes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Animal physiologist Peter Hansen, a professor at the University of Florida who was not involved with the Veronika research, said he’s unsurprised by her adept handling of tools given the high levels of cognition he’s observed in cows.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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While at present, the greater collector-car market might be charitably described as less than lucrative, Porsche cars and collectibles remain a bright—and guiding—light in that landscape.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2026
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In most states, a debt collector only needs a default judgment to start the process of garnishing wages or levying your bank accounts.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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But this is why, like any virtuoso, there is an undeniable continuity of his work.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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Abdul-Jabbar, the low-post virtuoso who made more than 50% of his shots in 19 straight seasons to start his career, attempted only 28,307 field goals – and just 18 of them were 3-pointers after the shot was introduced to the league midway through his career.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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