cognoscente Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
    connoisseur.

WordNet

Cog`nos*cen"te noun
Etymology
OIt. cognoscente, p. pr. of cognoscere, It. conoscere to know.
Wordforms
plural Cognoscenti
Definitions
  1. A conoisseur. Mason.

Webster 1913