Gastronaut

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person with a keen appreciation for food.

    "For confirmation, just think of the millions of people who, after watching Keith, were inspired to cook, eat, drink; to become a gastronaut and savour — truly relish — every morsel, every drop, every bloody bit of it!"

  2. 2
    A person whose whole focus is narrowly directed to the enjoyment of fine food.

Example

More examples

"For confirmation, just think of the millions of people who, after watching Keith, were inspired to cook, eat, drink; to become a gastronaut and savour — truly relish — every morsel, every drop, every bloody bit of it!"

Etymology

From gastro- + -naut, by analogy with astronaut.

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