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supertaster

American  
[soo-per-tey-ster] / ˈsu pərˌteɪ stər /

noun

  1. a person with hypergeusia, especially a person who experiences bitter or spicy tastes more intensely than average.

    The fact that I find coffee and tonic water unpalatably bitter does make me wonder if I'm a supertaster.


Etymology

Origin of supertaster

First recorded in 1990–95; super- ( def. ) + taster ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Selengut knows from personal experience — her wife, April, is a supertaster, and Selengut calls it “a terrible thing.”

From Seattle Times Feb. 27, 2018

I’ve long heard tell of your supertaster abilities, and your Instagram is the stuff of legend.

From Seattle Times Jul. 6, 2016

If you’re a supertaster, you find the flavors in foods really intense.

From Time Feb. 17, 2015

You won’t get the opinion of a single supertaster, or even a panel of experts.

From Slate May 16, 2012

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