gastronome

[ gas-truh-nohm ]
/ ˈgæs trəˌnoʊm /
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noun

a connoisseur of good food; gourmet; epicure.
Also gas·tron·o·mer [ga-stron-uh-mer] /gæˈstrɒn ə mər/, gas·tron·o·mist.

Origin of gastronome

1815–25; < French, back formation from gastronomie gastronomy

Words nearby gastronome

gastrology, gastrolysis, gastromalacia, gastromegaly, gastromyxorrhea, gastronome, gastronomic, gastronomy, gastroparalysis, gastroparesis, gastropathic

Words related to gastronomist

connoisseur, gourmet, gourmand, glutton, gastronome, epicurean, critic, epicure, aficionado, enthusiast

Example sentences from the Web for gastronomist

  • I never heard anything about his war service, but I do know that as a gastronomist his reputation is European.

    The Motor Pirate |George Sidney Paternoster

British Dictionary definitions for gastronomist

gastronome

gastronomer (ɡæsˈtrɒnəmə) or gastronomist

/ (ˈɡæstrəˌnəʊm) /

noun

less common words for gourmet