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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | epicure |
| Synonyms: | gastronomist, gourmand, gourmet |
trəˌnoʊm| Main Entry: | epicurean |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gourmet |
| Synonyms: | bon vivant, connoisseur, critic, epicure, gastronome, gastronomer, glutton, gourmand, hedonist, pleasure seeker, sensualist, specialist, sybarite |
| Main Entry: | foodie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lover of food |
| Synonyms: | bon vivant, bon viveur, connoisseur, gastronome, glutton, gourmand, gourmet, hedonist, sensualist |
| Main Entry: | gourmet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who likes, knows about |
| Synonyms: | connoisseur, critic, epicure, epicurean, food bon vivant, gastronome, gastronomer, gastronomist, gourmand |
| Notes: | the gourmand rates quantity higher than quality and the gourmet adopts the opposite approach; a gourmand is one whose chief pleasure is eating and a gourmet is a connoisseur of food and wines |
| Main Entry: | bon vivant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one who lives well |
| Synonyms: | aficionado, connoisseur, connoisseur of food, connoisseur of wine, enthusiast, epicure, epicurean, gastronome, gastronomist, gourmand, gourmet, refined palate, social person |
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