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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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“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

The idea that you could prepare dinner like a luminary gastronome using a found object took hold and would not let go.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2019

In different ways, these six said no to all of that, instead extolling the daily pleasure of cooking with fresh, seasonal produce, the way they do in France – the gastronome and vinophile’s Shangri-La.

From The Guardian • Nov. 16, 2017

“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

Alas" said the Doctor, "I am no gastronome.

From Doctor Claudius, A True Story by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

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