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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024som•me•lier (sum′əl yā′; Fr. sô mə lyā′),USA pronunciation n., pl. som•me•liers (sum′əl yāz′; Fr. sô mə lyā′).USA pronunciation - Foreign Termsa waiter, as in a club or restaurant, who is in charge of wines.
- Greek ságma covering, pack saddle) + -ier -ier2
- Late Latin sagma horse load
- French, Middle French, dissimilated form of *sommerier, derivative of sommier one charged with arranging transportation, equivalent. to somme burden (
- 1920–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sommelier /ˈsʌməlˌjeɪ/ n - a wine steward in a restaurant or hotel
Etymology: French: butler, via Old French from Old Provençal saumalier pack-animal driver, from Late Latin sagma a packsaddle, from Greek |