Synonyms of connoisseur

connoisseur 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˌkä-nə-ˈsər 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scholar
• devotee
• dilettante
• collector
• fan
• critic
• expert
• cognoscente
• master
• virtuoso
• reviewer
• maestro
• enthusiast
• specialist
• amateur
• past master
• dabbler
• adept
• aficionado
• authority
• afficionado
• buff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• materialist
• philistine
• lowbrow
• groundling

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expert
• scholar
• master
• adept
• virtuoso
• wizard
• guru
• artist
• specialist
• authority
• maestro
• proficient
• geek
• ace
• fiend
• enthusiast
• consultant
• whiz
• professional
• maven
• hotshot
• meister
• shark
• past master
• crackerjack
• sharp
• hand
• cognoscente
• dab hand
• fan
• mavin
• dab
• aficionado
• craftsman
• addict
• pro
• devotee
• crackajack
• afficionado
• buff
• journeyman
• hired gun
• mistress
• Renaissance man
• jack-of-all-trades
• all-rounder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateur
• novice
• beginner
• apprentice
• neophyte
• layman
• nonexpert
• dilettante
• inexpert
• dabbler
• nonprofessional

connoisseurs

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural of connoisseur

1

as in scholars

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scholars
• devotees
• cognoscenti
• critics
• fans
• collectors
• dilettantes
• experts
• dilettanti
• masters
• reviewers
• virtuosi
• virtuosos
• adepts
• specialists
• enthusiasts
• amateurs
• aficionados
• authorities
• past masters
• maestros
• dabblers
• maestri
• buffs
• afficionados

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• materialists
• philistines
• groundlings
• lowbrows

2

as in experts

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field

works that are highly prized by connoisseurs of art glass

Synonyms & Similar Words

• experts
• adepts
• scholars
• masters
• artists
• virtuosi
• virtuosos
• gurus
• wizards
• specialists
• authorities
• hands
• professionals
• maestros
• enthusiasts
• cognoscenti
• proficients
• consultants
• geeks
• mavens
• hotshots
• aces
• fiends
• past masters
• sharps
• maestri
• sharks
• fans
• whizzes
• meisters
• craftsmen
• aficionados
• mavins
• dab hands
• pros
• afficionados
• devotees
• dabs
• crackajacks
• crackerjacks
• addicts
• buffs
• journeymen
• hired guns
• mistresses
• Renaissance men
• all-rounders
• jacks-of-all-trades

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateurs
• beginners
• novices
• nonexperts
• apprentices
• neophytes
• laymen
• dabblers
• dilettanti
• dilettantes
• inexperts
• nonprofessionals

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of connoisseur

Noun

Winston Churchill, a connoisseur of many things and someone who knew how to pick his Riviera resorts, stayed here as did Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Vivien Leigh, Ava Gardner and more recently, George Clooney. —Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

Courtney Wittich is on-the-clock fashion PR, off-the-clock sauna sommelier, bathing connoisseur and water gourmand. —Courtney Wittich, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025

Noun

By Meg Walters Before that point, however, the color went largely untouched by street-style connoisseurs—which was exactly why the Brit chose it. —Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 8 Dec. 2024

This expression is packed in a sleek new bottle and appeals to whiskey novices and connoisseurs alike. —Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024