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feinschmecker

American  
[fahyn-shmek-uhr] / ˈfaɪnˌʃmɛk ər /

noun

German.

plural

feinschmecker

  1. gourmet.

Etymology

Origin of feinschmecker

First recorded in 1895–1900; literally, “fine-taster, gourmet”; from fein fine 1 ( def. ) + Schmecker “taster,” from schmecken “to taste” ( smack 1 ( def. ) ) + -er -er 1 ( def. )

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