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con•nois•seur
Pronunciation: (kon"u-sûr', -soor'), [key]—
n.
1. a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste:
a connoisseur of modern art.
2. a discerning judge of the best in any field:
a connoisseur of horses. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.