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An expert able to appreciate a certain field. Someone who knows a lot about something such as art, food, or music.

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  • I am a connoisseur of chocolate desserts so I try to eat them often.
  • I'm no muffin connoisseur, but I think that's how muffins should be!
  • The word connoisseur means, 'the people that think your tastes are so far below them, you are no better than a garbage scouring raccoon'.
  • And he was not known as a connoisseur for nothing.
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