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A person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
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gastronome
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Word definitions for gastronome in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gastronome \Gas"tro*nome\, Gastronomer \Gas*tron"o*mer\, n. [F. gastronome, fr. Gr. ?, ?, stomach + ? law, ? to distribute.] One fond of good living; an epicure. --Sir W. Scott.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1823, from French gastronome , a back-formation from gastronomie (see gastronomy ). Alternative gastronomer is recorded from 1820.\n
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) [syn: epicure , gourmet , bon vivant , epicurean , foodie ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. a lover of good food; a connoisseur or gourmet
Usage examples of gastronome.
The succulent flesh, scented with bergamot, capers and oregano, was the kind of dish whereby gastronomes set their standards.