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gastronome

American  
[gas-truh-nohm] / ˈgæs trəˌnoʊm /
Also gastronomer

noun

  1. a connoisseur of good food; gourmet; epicure.


gastronome British  
/ 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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For the modern gastronome, turducken has emerged as the ultimate in holiday culinary projects.

From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2021

“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

In the course of his repast, his attention was caught by the figure of the gastronome, who, as usual, was gorging himself in dogged silence.

From The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West by Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville

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