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GASTRONOME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gastronome mean?
• GASTRONOME (noun)
The noun GASTRONOME has 1 sense:
1. a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
Familiarity information: GASTRONOME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bon vivant; epicure; epicurean; foodie; gastronome; gourmet
Hypernyms ("gastronome" is a kind of...):
sensualist (a person who enjoys sensuality)
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