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| Main Entry: | connoisseur |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | authority |
| Synonyms: | adept, aesthete, aficionado, arbiter, bon vivant, buff*, cognoscente, critic, devotee, dilettante, epicure, expert, fan, freak*, gourmet, judge, maven*, nut*, savant, specialist, appreciator, one into |
| Antonyms: | ignoramus |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aficionado |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fan |
| Synonyms: | connoisseur, devotee, enthusiast, fanatic |
| Main Entry: | buff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiast |
| Synonyms: | addict, admirer, aficionado, connoisseur, devotee, expert, fan, fiend*, freak*, habitué, hound, lover, votary |
| Antonyms: | detractor, opponent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dilettante |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amateur |
| Synonyms: | abecedarian, aesthete, connoisseur, dabbler, greenhorn*, nonprofessional, rookie, tenderfoot*, tyro, dallier, smatterer, trifler, uninitiate |
| Antonyms: | professional |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | epicure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gourmet |
| Synonyms: | Epicurean, bon vivant, connoisseur, gastronome, gourmand, gastronomer, gastronomist |
| Main Entry: | epicurean |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gourmet |
| Synonyms: | bon vivant, connoisseur, critic, epicure, gastronome, glutton, gourmand, hedonist, sensualist, specialist, sybarite, gastronomer, pleasure seeker |
| Main Entry: | expert |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | master, specialist |
| Synonyms: | ace*, adept, artist, authority, buff, connoisseur, graduate, guru*, old hand*, phenomenon, pro, professional, proficient, virtuoso, whiz*, wizard, artiste, doyen, hot shot, old pro, shark* |
| Antonyms: | amateur, apprentice, ignoramus, novice |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | foodie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lover of food |
| Synonyms: | bon vivant, connoisseur, gastronome, glutton, gourmand, gourmet, hedonist, sensualist, bon viveur |
| Main Entry: | gourmet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who likes, knows about |
| Synonyms: | connoisseur, critic, epicure, epicurean, gastronome, gourmand, food bon vivant, gastronomer, gastronomist |
| Notes: | the gourmand rates quantity higher than quality and the gourmet adopts the opposite approach; a gourmand is one whose chief pleasure is eating and a gourmet is a connoisseur of food and wines |
| Main Entry: | reviewer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | critic |
| Synonyms: | analyst, commentator, connoisseur, expert, interpreter, judge, reporter, appraiser, evaluator |
| Main Entry: | specialist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is an expert in a field |
| Synonyms: | ace, adept, authority, connoisseur, consultant, devotee, doctor, guru*, old hand*, pro*, professional, pundit, sage, savant, scholar, veteran, virtuoso, attending physician, old pro, technician |
| Antonyms: | general practitioner |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aesthete |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person having great sensitivity to beauty |
| Synonyms: | connoisseur, dilettante, esthete, person of good taste |
| Main Entry: | gourmand |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | epicure |
| Synonyms: | bon vivant, connoisseur, glutton, gourmet, gastronomist |
| Main Entry: | bon vivant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one who lives well |
| Synonyms: | aficionado, connoisseur, enthusiast, epicure, epicurean, gastronome, gourmand, gourmet, connoisseur of food, connoisseur of wine, gastronomist, refined palate, social person |
| Main Entry: | critic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | analyst, interpreter |
| Synonyms: | arbiter, authority, cartoonist, commentator, connoisseur, diagnostic, expert, judge, pundit, reviewer, sharpshooter, analyzer, annotator, caricaturist, evaluator, expositor |
| Main Entry: | authority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expert, animate or inanimate |
| Synonyms: | arbiter, aristocrat, bible, big cheese*, big shot*, boss, brass*, buff*, city hall*, connoisseur, czar, egghead*, establishment*, executive, expert, front office*, governor, guru, judge, law*, pro, professional, professor, pundit, scholar, specialist, textbook*, upstairs, veteran, virtuoso, whiz, wizard, CEO, big wig, brains, exec, feds, ivory dome, kingfish, kingpin, power elite, top brass, top dog, top hand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expert, skilled person, female or male |
| Synonyms: | ace*, adept, artist, authority, buff*, champion, connoisseur, conqueror, doctor, genius, guru, maestro, maven, old hand*, past master, prima donna*, pro, professional, proficient, pundit, sage, savant, scientist, victor, virtuoso, whiz*, winner, wizard, artiste, doyen, doyenne, old pro, real pro, shark*, whiz-bang |
| Antonyms: | amateur |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | collector |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one who collects specimens |
| Synonyms: | antiquarian, authority, connoisseur, finder, pack rat, accumulator, antiquary, compiler, fancier, gatherer, hobbyist |
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