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gastronome

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gas·tro·nome  (gstr-nm) also gas·tron·o·mer (g-strn-mr)
n.
A connoisseur of good food and drink; a gourmet. Also called gastronomist.
[French, back-formation from gastronomie, gastronomy; see gastronomy.]
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Noun1.gastronomegastronome - a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
bon vivant, epicure, epicurean, foodie, gourmet
sensualist - a person who enjoys sensuality


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Never had they witnessed such power of mastication, and such marvellous capacity of stomach, as in this native and uncultivated gastronome.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
A gastronome of the old school who preserves the simple
The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
The chief-justice was not above entering the chamber of council where Mariette held court; he cast the eye of a gastronome around it, and offered the advice of a past master in cookery.
An Old Maid by de Balzac, Honore View in context
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