foodie

as in gourmet
informal a person who enjoys and cares about food very much The restaurant is very popular among foodies.

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Recent Examples of foodie Providence has been a foodie destination since way back. Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025 For more foodie fun, join the Let’s Eat, Orlando Facebook group. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025 Ristorante Salento in Trastevere (authentic southern Italian cuisine) and Taverna Latina (Roman dishes with a twist) Testaccio (but avoid the main piazzas): A foodie haven, but some places near Piazza Testaccio get busy. Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 In the meantime, chefs and foodies are waiting to see what unfurls. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foodie
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Noun
  • The best Amazon coffee makers are high quality and cater to everyone from connoisseurs to brewing newbies.
    Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Here are the top games to watch that should make bracket connoisseurs nervous. 4 Texas A&M vs. 13 Yale, 7:25 pm EST Most people filling out brackets wait until the 5-12 matchup to pick first-round upsets, but sometimes an even lower seed is able to pull off an upset.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Ever since, keen epicures had been ardently awaiting his next move.
    Sarah Khan, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Biggest Fear: Pain of their own insecurity, uncertainty. Type 7: The Enthusiast/Epicure The enthusiast/epicure looks to explore all the wonders of life and are always on the hunt for new experiences and adventures.
    Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • The hour-long experience—set to debut in Tokyo this spring—has been well received by curious gastronomes and tech enthusiasts alike craving the next big thing.
    Kristin Tablang, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Even the talented team executing the vision of the world-famous gastronome isn’t above getting creative to accommodate diners.
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Marinetti emerges as a kind of anarchic scout leader and André Breton, Surrealism’s founder, comes across as a work-shy dilettante.
    Orlando Whitfield, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
  • He will be called a fascist and a coward and a dilettante.
    The Editors, National Review, 31 Oct. 2024

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“Foodie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foodie. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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