Connoisseur vs Advocate - What's the difference?
connoisseur | advocate |
A specialist of a given field whose opinion is valued; especially in one of the fine arts, or in a matter of taste
* 1883 ,
Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
* c. 1591 , (William Shakespeare), Richard III , First Folio 1623:
A person who speaks in support of something.
* 2011 , Alix Lee, The Guardian , 9 Oct 2011:
A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
(label) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
* (and other bibliographic particulars) Bishop Sanderson
* (and other bibliographic particulars) (Burke)
(label) To encourage support for something.
To engage in advocacy.
As nouns the difference between connoisseur and advocate
is that 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 while advocate is someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.As a verb advocate is
to plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.connoisseur
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Alternative forms
* connaisseurNoun
(wikipedia connoisseur) (en noun)- This, when it was brought to him, he drank slowly, like a connoisseur , lingering on the taste...
Synonyms
* cognoscenteadvocate
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Noun
(en noun)- I neuer did incense his Maiestie / Against the Duke of Clarence, but haue bin / An earnest aduocate to plead for him.
- He became a tireless advocate for the needs of adults with IMD throughout Britain and internationally.
- ''Since she started working with her advocate , she has become much more confident.