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Foodie vs Connoisseur - What's the difference?

foodie | connoisseur |

As nouns the difference between foodie and connoisseur

is that foodie is a person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet while connoisseur is a specialist of a given field whose opinion is valued; especially in one of the fine arts, or in a matter of taste.

foodie

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia foodie)
  • (slang) A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet.
  • :We self-professed foodies liked to meet in restaurants and talk like experts about what we were eating.

    • Derived terms

    * foodie-ism

    Synonyms

    * (person who appreciates good food) chowhound, gastronaut, gourmand

    connoisseur

    English

    Alternative forms

    * connaisseur

    Noun

    (wikipedia connoisseur) (en noun)
  • A specialist of a given field whose opinion is valued; especially in one of the fine arts, or in a matter of taste
  • * 1883 ,
    • This, when it was brought to him, he drank slowly, like a connoisseur , lingering on the taste...

    Synonyms

    * cognoscente