Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A restaurant employee who orders and maintains the wines sold in the restaurant and usually has extensive knowledge about wine and food pairings.
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- noun A
wine steward. The person at an expensive restaurant who keeps thewine cellar and advises guests on a choice of wines.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The word sommelier (pronounced some-el-YAY) is derived from the Vulgar Latin word for "beast of burden," which may seem at odds with the image of a well-dressed man (or woman) proffering a wine list to a table of guests.
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But if I did, I would be sure to throw in the word sommelier, because it does sound impressive.
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But if I did, I would be sure to throw in the word sommelier, because it does sound impressive.
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But if I did, I would be sure to throw in the word sommelier, because it does sound impressive.
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But if I did, I would be sure to throw in the word sommelier, because it does sound impressive.
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Now a sommelier is trying to break food-wine pairing down to a molecular level.
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Now a sommelier is trying to break food-wine pairing down to a molecular level.
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The Hog filled in the other hands before he called the sommelier:
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The Hog filled in the other hands before he called the sommelier:
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The Hog filled in the other hands before he called the sommelier:
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