Connoisseur

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One well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; a critical judge of any art, particulary of one of the fine arts. The connoisseur is "one who knows," as opposed to the dilettant, who only "thinks he knows." - Fairholt.

Noun

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connoisseur - an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts Synonyms: cognoscenti

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