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gastronome

American  
[gas-truh-nohm] / ˈgæs trəˌnoʊm /
Also gastronomer

noun

  1. a connoisseur of good food; gourmet; epicure.


gastronome British  
/ ɡæsˈtrɒnəmə, ˈɡæstrəˌnəʊm /

noun

  1. less common words for gourmet

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Etymology

Origin of gastronome

1815–25; < French, back formation from gastronomie gastronomy

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Example Sentences

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For the modern gastronome, turducken has emerged as the ultimate in holiday culinary projects.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2021

“Exposing myself as the smell-less gastronome was not pleasant,” he said, adding that, though he worried about his reputation and career, there was “a huge need to help these people.”

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2021

“TELL me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are,” declared Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, an 18th-century French gastronome.

From Economist • Aug. 28, 2014

After all, one version of a saying by none other than famed gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin tells us that “stock to a cook is like voice to a singer.”

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2013

He was something of a gastronome, and would eat anything he particularly liked in an audible manner, and perspire upon his forehead.

From Tono Bungay by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)