sommelier

noun

som·me·lier ˌsə-məl-ˈyā

plural sommeliers ˌsə-məl-ˈyā(z)

Synonyms of sommelier next

: a waiter in a restaurant who has charge of wines and their service : a wine steward

Examples of sommelier in a Sentence

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Deal, a certified sommelier, went on to earn degrees in Wine Studies-Business Management and Enology and has worked as an assistant winemaker. —

Peg San Felippo, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025 Master Sommelier Thomas Price, who works at Auburn University’s 1856 Restaurant and is the state of Alabama’s only master sommelier, agrees that 24 hours is the magic number. —

Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024 Ahead, our panel of sommeliers are uncorking their top recommendations for what to pour with your favorite holiday cookies and candies. —

Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024 Experience their passion by booking a wine tasting; a knowledgeable sommelier is on hand to take you through a series of wines from white to rosé to red, alongside some tasty local cheeses. —

Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sommelier

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French soumelier official charged with transportation of supplies, from Old French, pack animal driver, probably alteration of *sommerier, from somier pack animal, from Medieval Latin saugmarius, from Late Latin sagma packsaddle — more at sumpter

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of sommelier was in 1829

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