cognoscente

noun

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Pronunciation: /kɒnjəˈʃɛnti/ / /ˌkɒnjəˈʃɛnti/ / /ˌkɑɡnəˈʃɛnti/

Etymology: From obsolete Italian cognoscente (modern Italian conoscente) from Latin cognōscere (“to know”).

Someone possessing superior or specialized knowledge in a particular field.
“He is the painter who has been held to combine the most complete grace of form with sublimity of expression. Such at least I have gathered to be the opinion of cognoscenti.”
“He was a brilliant cosmopolite and a cognoscente of high rank; but, after all, he was of the same race and blood and instinct as this people.”