From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgourmetgour‧met1 /ˈɡʊəmeɪ $ ˈɡʊr-, ɡʊrˈmeɪ/ adjective [only before noun] DFCGOOD/EXCELLENTproducing or relating to very good food and drink a gourmet cook gourmet dinners
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gourmet• a gourmet restaurantgourmetgourmet2 noun [countable] DFCsomeone who knows a lot about food and wine and who enjoys good food and wineExamples from the Corpus
gourmet• Many gourmets say that Camembert should never be kept in a fridge.• They're real gourmets and buy only the best cuts of meat.• The shop only sells gourmet food, at astronomical prices.Origin gourmet2 (1800-1900) French from early French gromet “boy servant” (influenced by gourmand), from English groom 