Gastronome

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a lover of good food; a connoisseur or gourmet

    "A gastronome ought to fast sometimes on principle: we appreciate no pleasures unless we are occasionally debarred from them. Restraint is the golden rule of enjoyment."

  2. 2
    a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) wordnet

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"A gastronome ought to fast sometimes on principle: we appreciate no pleasures unless we are occasionally debarred from them. Restraint is the golden rule of enjoyment."

Etymology

Borrowed from French gastronome.

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