sommelier

som·me·lier

S0558600 (sŭm′əl-yā′, sô′mə-lyā′)n. 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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[French, from Old French, officer in charge of provisions, pack-animal driver, alteration of *sommerier, from sommier, beast of burden, from Vulgar Latin *saumārius; see summer².]

sommelier

(ˈsʌməlˌjeɪ) n (Commerce) a wine steward in a restaurant or hotel[French: butler, via Old French from Old Provençal saumalier pack-animal driver, from Late Latin sagma a packsaddle, from Greek]

som•me•lier

(ˌsʌm əlˈyeɪ; Fr. sɔ məˈlyeɪ)

n., pl. som•me•liers (ˌsʌm əlˈyeɪz; Fr. sɔ məˈlyeɪ) a wine steward in a restaurant. [1920–25; < French, Middle French, derivative of sommier one charged with arranging transport <somme burden]

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Noun

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sommelier - a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurantwine steward, wine waiterserver, waiter - a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)

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