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connaisseur

Definitions of connaisseur
  1. noun
    an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
    synonyms: expert, spécialiste
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    type of:
    autorité, expert
    an expert whose views are taken as definitive
  2. noun
    an expert whose views are taken as definitive
    synonyms: autorité, expert
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    types:
    conseiller, informateur
    an expert who gives advice
    expert, spécialiste
    an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
    expert, juge
    an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
    pro, professionnel
    an authority qualified to teach apprentices
    expert
    one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things
    arbitre, juge-arbitre
    someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
    conseiller
    someone who gives advice about problems
    critique
    anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something
    type of:
    expert
    a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
  3. noun
    a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
    synonyms: expert
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    types:
    as, crack
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
    analyste
    an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions
    anatomiste
    an expert in anatomy
    antiquaire
    an expert or collector of antiquities
    arbitre
    someone with the power to settle matters at will
    autorité, expert
    an expert whose views are taken as definitive
    ordinateur
    an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
    généalogiste
    an expert in genealogy
    géographe
    an expert on geography
    horticulteur
    an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants)
    enquêteur, investigateur
    someone who investigates
    logicien, logisticien
    a person skilled at symbolic logic
    commentateur, observateur
    an expert who observes and comments on something
    expert, spécialiste
    someone who has long and thorough experience in a given activity
    scout, scoute
    someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
    tireur
    a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
    spécialiste
    an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
    dispositions, génie, talent
    a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity
    technicien
    someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique
    thérapeute
    a person skilled in a particular type of therapy
    vieux routier, vétéran
    an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
    conseiller, informateur
    an expert who gives advice
    expert, spécialiste
    an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
    diététicien
    a specialist in the study of nutrition
    expert, juge
    an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
    examinateur, inspecteur
    an investigator who observes carefully
    jardinier
    someone who takes care of a garden
    décorateur, décorateur d'intérieurs
    a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings
    tireur, tireur d'élite
    someone skilled in shooting
    pro, professionnel
    an authority qualified to teach apprentices
    météorologue
    a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions
    naturopath
    a therapist who practices naturopathy
    oculiste, ophtalmologiste, optométriste
    a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
    médecin
    therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder
    psychothérapeute
    a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders
    orthophoniste
    a therapist who treats speech defects and disorders
    statisticien
    someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)
    type of:
    homme, individu, mortel, être
    a human being
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