Flavorist

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A scientist who develops flavors.

    "The show follows the history of lab-created flavors from the middle of the 19th century, when German scientists created artificial vanilla, to the present day, when the culinary spin doctors known as flavorists tweak and blend the myriad tastes found in virtually every food product on supermarket shelves."

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"The show follows the history of lab-created flavors from the middle of the 19th century, when German scientists created artificial vanilla, to the present day, when the culinary spin doctors known as flavorists tweak and blend the myriad tastes found in virtually every food product on supermarket shelves."

Etymology

From flavor + -ist.

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