noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who has a fondness or appreciation for wine.

   "The oenophile had a large wine cellar stocked with bottles from around the world."

2. 2
   someone who appreciates wine wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

wine loverenophileenophileoenophilistoenophilistvinophile

Example

More examples

"She's an oenophile and a perfume-maker: she smells well, and she smells good, too."

Etymology

From oeno- + -phile.

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