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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.

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  1. n. One well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; a critical judge of any art, particulary of one of the fine arts.
  2. n. an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
  3. 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.
  4. One well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; acritical judge of any art, particulary of one of the fine arts.The connoisseur is "one who knows," as opposed to the dilettant, whoonly "thinks he knows." Fairholt.
  5. n:100 n. an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts