| 释义 |
nosher colloq.|ˈnɒʃə(r)|
[f. nosh v. + -er1.]
A person who samples food before buying it; one given to eating snacks; a customer at a restaurant.
1957Observer 3 Nov. 8/5 He jerked his head towards a round-bellied, cheerful man..who was biting large segments of Gruyère held lovingly in his hand. ‘A nosher,’ said the shopkeeper sentimentally. 1958I. Brown Words in Our Time 76 The salesman's much-liked noshers paid up properly as they nosed and nuzzled and chewed their way from one of his cates to another. 1969Sunday Times 23 Mar. 28 Hot meal vending machines in the lobby for late night noshers. 1974Ibid. 20 Jan. 24/7 Gourmet foods to salivate the palates of jaded British noshers. |