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connoisseur
A connoisseur ( French traditional, pre-1835, spelling of , from Middle-French , then meaning 'to be acquainted with' or 'to know somebody/something') is a person who has a great deal of knowledge about the fine arts; who is a keen appreciator ...
is a person who has expert knowledge in matters of taste or the fine arts.
Connoisseur may also refer to:
In arts and media:
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Connoisseur Media
Connoisseur Media LLC is an American media company. It is based in Westport, Connecticut and led by Jeff Warshaw. Connoisseur operates radio stations and digital assets in markets across the U.S. cities of Billings, Fredrick, Maryland; Bay Shore, H ...
, a US radio station holding company
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''The Connoisseur'' (magazine), a periodical on fine art, collectables and antique furniture founded in 1901, closed in 1992
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''The Connoisseur'' (newspaper), a London weekly 18th century newspaper
* ''The Connoisseur'', a 1962 work by
Norman Rockwell
Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was an American painter and illustrator. His works have a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of Culture of the United States, the country's culture. Roc ...
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Connoisseur Society
Connoisseur Society is an American audiophile classical music and jazz record label. It was founded by E. Alan Silver and James Goodfriend. Silver and Goodfriend helped artists from the Eastern bloc to perform in the US during the Cold War, amo ...
, a US audiophile classical and music jazz record label
Other uses:
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Connoisseur (Hi-Fi)
Connoisseur was the brand name of the products manufactured by the British manufacturer of Hi-Fi Equipment Sugden and Co Ltd, more particularly turntables
A phonograph, in its later forms also called a gramophone (as a trademark since 1887 ...
, a British manufacturer of Hi-Fi equipment
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Connoisseur Grammar School, a private school in Pakistan
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Connoisseur's Bakery, a bakery company in Northern Ireland
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The Connoisseur car
''The Connoisseur'' cars were special railway carriages that were used in a number of passenger trains in New Zealand.
History
In 1987, a private tourist firm, Globetrotter Tours New Zealand Ltd leased a New Zealand Railways Corporation single l ...
'', a long-distance passenger railway carriage
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Rover 75
The Rover 75 is an executive car manufactured initially by the Rover Group and later by MG Rover, under the Rover marque and available over a single generation with front-wheel drive in either saloon/sedan or station wagon/estate configuratio ...
Connoisseur, a British luxury motor car
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