gastronome
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gastronome
1815–25; < French, back formation from gastronomie gastronomy
Vocabulary lists containing gastronome
30 GRE Words Beginning with "G" and "H"
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Body Language: Gastr, Gastro ("Stomach")
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Example Sentences
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I'm revisiting one of the most iconic cookbooks of the 1970s: "Simple French Food" by Richard Olney; the preface of this book should be required reading by any serious cook or gastronome, professional or amateur.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2022
“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
The mysterious sauce with which this great gastronome flavoured his oysters was now prepared, while I, it must be confessed, had consumed my portion, and John Turner relapsed into silence.
From Dross by Henry Seton Merriman
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