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

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Emily is a Lvl 1 Cicerone (beer sommelier) and spirits enthusiast based in Durham, NC. —

Emily Price, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 His son, Tomaž, is a fellow chef who works with him in the kitchen, and his daughter, Nina, is a sommelier who oversees the wine list as well as customer service. —

Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 Adam Cass is the restaurant operations manager and sommelier at Aba Miami in Bal Harbour, Florida. —

Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024 The flight attendant made sure to present the bottle to the dog for approval first; four-legged patrons deserve sommeliers too. —

Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sommelier

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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