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View synonyms for gastronome
gastronome
[ gas-truh-nohm ]
noun
- a connoisseur of good food; gourmet; epicure.
gastronome
/ ɡæsˈtrɒnəmə; ˈɡæstrəˌnəʊm /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gastronome1
1815–25; < French, back formation from gastronomie gastronomy
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Example Sentences
A gastronome of the old school who preserves the simple tastes and adheres to the natural diet of the pre-pork period.
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They despise the makeshift spectacle, as much as a true gastronome does mock-turtle, or an old campaigner a sham fight.
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In Sir Kenelm's receipts for cookery the gastronome would find something to amuse him, and more to arouse his horror.
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In the first place, the name of this vessel on which they embarked was named Gastronome.
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The Parisian is without a rival as an epicure and a gastronome, and he associates no stigma with the epithet.
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