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Barista vs Connoisseur - What's the difference?

barista | connoisseur |

As nouns the difference between barista and connoisseur

is that barista is barista while connoisseur is a specialist of a given field whose opinion is valued; especially in one of the fine arts, or in a matter of taste.

barista

English

(wikipedia barista)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who serves behind the counter in a coffee shop.

    • Usage notes

    * , in Italian, is of common gender. For English speakers cursorily familiar with Italian grammar, it may appear feminine on first encounter, as evidenced by the existence of the hypercorrect derivation baristo, intended as its masculine counterpart.

    Derived terms

    * baristo (hypercorrect masculine form)

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ista ----

    connoisseur

    English

    Alternative forms

    * connaisseur

    Noun

    (wikipedia connoisseur) (en noun)
  • A specialist of a given field whose opinion is valued; especially in one of the fine arts, or in a matter of taste
  • * 1883 ,
    • This, when it was brought to him, he drank slowly, like a connoisseur , lingering on the taste...

    Synonyms

    * cognoscente