sommelier

noun

som·​me·​lier ˌsə-məl-ˈyā How to pronounce sommelier (audio)
plural sommeliers ˌsə-məl-ˈyā(z) How to pronounce sommelier (audio)
: 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 Executive chef Diego Niño will lead various cooking classes, and the hotel’s sommeliers will participate in tequila, mezcal and Mexican wine tastings, including a Mezcal Siete Misterios event with guest bartenders. Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 The masterminds behind this homage to the best of the West and the East are Charles Namba and his business partner, sake sommelier, and wife Courtney Kaplan. Sunset Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024 Washing shrimp too much or too early can also dilute the flavor, adds Nathan Davis, executive chef and sommelier at Polished Chef in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2024 Also in May, Air France appointed top sommelier Xavier Thuizat, head sommelier at Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel to curate their future wine and spirits lists across all cabins and lounges at its Paris airports. Jillian Dara, Forbes, 16 Oct. 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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“Sommelier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sommelier. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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