All 5 Uses of
connoisseur
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- A glance at the walls of his salon proved to Franz and Albert that he was a connoisseur of pictures.†
Chpt 35-36 *
- He went down to the stables, not without some slight annoyance, when he remembered that the Count of Monte Cristo had laid his hands on a "turnout" which sent his bays down to second place in the opinion of connoisseurs.†
Chpt 41-42
- "No, excellency, no," returned the steward, with a sort of nervous trembling, which Monte Cristo, a connoisseur in all emotions, rightly attributed to great disquietude.†
Chpt 41-42
- Come, M. Debray, you are a connoisseur, I believe, let me have your opinion upon them.†
Chpt 47-48
- As regarded her attainments, the only fault to be found with them was the same that a fastidious connoisseur might have found with her beauty, that they were somewhat too erudite and masculine for so young a person.†
Chpt 53-54
Definition:
an expert who appreciates the fine points of one of the arts -- especially fine cuisine