noun
gourmet
GOOR-may
noun
1
Someone with refined, expert taste in food and drink.
"As a gourmet, she could name the exact region a wine came from just by tasting it."
adjective
1
Of high quality and carefully prepared, especially referring to food.
"The airline now offers a gourmet meal option in economy class."
How to Use Gourmet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribes high-end, carefully made food, or a person with expert taste in it.
Common mistake
A "gourmet" has refined taste; a "gourmand" simply loves eating large amounts, often without the same discernment.
Easily confused with
gourmand
Word Forms
gourmets plural
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Etymology
From French gourmet, originally meaning a wine merchant's servant or wine-taster, related to English "groom".