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Gourmet

/ˈɡɔːmeɪ/

A connoisseur in eating and drinking; someone who takes their food seriously.

📖 Definitions of "Gourmet"

noun

adjective

1
(of food and drink) Fine; of superior quality.
"The restaurant offered gourmet coffee and cigars after the meal."

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
epicurenoun	A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.
bon vivantnoun	A man who enjoys luxurious things in life, especially good food and drink; a man about town.
gastronomenoun	a lover of good food; a connoisseur or gourmet
epicureannoun	One who is devoted to pleasure.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
epicureannoun	One who is devoted to pleasure.
epicurenoun	A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.
bon vivantnoun	A man who enjoys luxurious things in life, especially good food and drink; a man about town.
gastronomenoun	a lover of good food; a connoisseur or gourmet
purposenoun	The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
eatingnoun	The act of ingesting food.
dietnoun	The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
foodnoun	(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
cateringnoun	(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
diningnoun	Eating dinner as a social function.
gastronomic	Of or pertaining to gastronomy.
cuisinenoun	(countable, uncountable) A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.
fine	Senses referring to subjective quality.
fancynoun	The imagination.
high-grade	Of high quality, particularly good.
superior	Higher in rank, status, or quality.
top-grade	Of the highest quality.
top-quality	Of the highest quality; extremely good
gilt-edged	Of the highest quality.
top-of-the-range	Synonym of top of the line.