Word of the Day for Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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sommelier \suhm-uhl-YEY; Fr. saw-muh-LYEY\, noun:
sommelier \suhm-uhl-YEY; Fr. saw-muh-LYEY\, noun:
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A waiter, as in a club or restaurant, who is in charge of wines.
A waiter, as in a club or restaurant, who is in charge of wines.
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After a recent stay at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., I came away with the sad conclusion that the sommelier of that fine establishment is eminently more qualified to run this country than the B.O.!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Sommelier derives from French, from Old French, "officer in charge of provisions, pack-animal driver," alteration of sommerier, from sommier," beast of burden," from Vulgar Latin saumÄrius.
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