gourmet
noun
a connoisseur of fine food and drink; epicure.
gourmets
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pluralof gourmet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In Brussels, the epicenter of the EU, restaurant owners have imagined how a future without gas and electricity would look like for gourmets.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
Fisher, the formerly handsome Limited Editions Club volume was swarming with tiny gourmets fond of high-quality paper and tasteful illustrations.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2020
Health-conscious gourmets combing the new cookbooks might add “The First Mess: Vibrant Plant-based Recipes to Eat Well Through the Seasons” to their shelves, along with “Naturally Nourished” or “Blissful Basil.”
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2017
There are armchair gourmets, too, among the devotees.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 22, 2016
"I don't say I kin cook—but my mother can," she often told me—smiling proudly the while, with the buzzing praises of gourmets sounding in her ears.
From Dishes & Beverages of the Old South by Martha McCulloch-Williams
