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GOURMET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gourmet mean? 

GOURMET (noun)
  The noun GOURMET has 1 sense:

1. a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)play

  Familiarity information: GOURMET used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GOURMET (noun)


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 ("gourmet" is a kind of...):

sensualist (a person who enjoys sensuality)


 Context examples 


The researchers discovered that the galloping gourmets are indeed big on bamboo—and are drawn to the same sunny, gently sloped spots as pandas.

(Belly up to the bamboo buffet: Pandas vs. horses, NSF)



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