| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gourmet |
| Synonyms: | Epicurean, bon vivant, connoisseur, gastronome, gastronomer, gastronomist, gourmand |
| Main Entry: | gastronome |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | epicure |
| Synonyms: | gastronomist, gourmand, gourmet |
| Main Entry: | gourmand |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | epicure |
| Synonyms: | bon vivant, connoisseur, gastronomist, glutton, gourmet |
| 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 |