/ ˈgʊəmeɪ; NAmE ˈgʊrm-/ noun
a person who knows a lot about good food and wines and who enjoys choosing, eating and drinking them
► gour·met adjective [ only before noun ]:
gourmet food (= of high quality and often expensive)
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: French , originally meaning wine taster, influenced by gourmand .