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epicure

[ep-i-kyoor] / ˈɛp ɪˌkyʊər /


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He was an epicure; of course he’d refuse to eat something that resembled gruel.

From Washington Post • Jun. 1, 2016

Jeffrey Merrihue, a marketing expert and “semi-pro” epicure, who had eaten in forty-one of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, yelled to his wife, who had been to twenty-eight.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 2, 2015

Whether the consumer is an epicure looking for subtle complexity or a brain-dead office drone looking for a jolt of caffeine, Samper says Colombia coffee can be all things to all people.

From Salon • May 13, 2013

It had to be fine to beat JR and this is certainly a great, great novel by an epicure of language.

From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2013

Miss Honey said, "Do you know what an epicure is, Matilda?"

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl




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