connoisseur/ˌkɑnəˈsɝ/EtymologyAround 1705–1715, from French connoisseur, from the verb connoître (obsolete pre-1835 spelling of connaître (“to know”)).connoisseur means A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 65 out of 100.nounA specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.“beer connoisseur”