| 释义 |
foodist, n. orig. U.S.
Brit. |ˈfuːdɪst|, U.S. |ˈfudəst|
[‹ food n. + -ist suffix. Compare foodism n. With later use compare foodie n.]
A person who advocates a particular kind of food or diet; (in later use) a person who is knowledgeable about or keenly interested in food. Cf. foodie n.
[1883Daily Nevada State Jrnl. 26 Sept. 2/1 He is a fish culturist from the nobs... He will be in the market soon as the champion brain foodist for the Great American Desert.] 1909M. Monahan Text-bk. True Temperance 201 He was also more liberal as regards the dietary practice of others than some ‘foodists’ of the present day. 1935Times 5 Feb. 3/3 (advt.) Young interested gentlewoman wanted to assist proprietor in progressive herbal business: no ‘foodists’ or faddists considered. 1987N.Y. Times (Nexis) 16 Aug. vi. 8/4 My only objection is to the word ‘gastronaut’—much too flatulent to be appetizing. In the tradition of nudist, philanthropist and Buddhist, may I suggest ‘foodist’, one who is enthusiastic about good eating? 1993Gnosis Winter 38/1 She had been called a ‘supernutritionist’ by The New York Times Magazine, an ‘earth mother to the foodists’ by Life. 2004Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 20 Apr. s12 Shakespeare called marjoram ‘the herb of grace’ but, according to noted foodist Waverley Root, he was probably talking about oregano. |