Flavorist
noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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