opsophagistn.
/ɒpˈsɒfədʒɪst/, U.S. /ɑpˈsɑfədʒəst/ rare.
An eater of delicacies, esp. fish.
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viandera1556
sweet-lips1580
deipnosophist1581
feaster1585
epicure1586
friand1598
palatist1620
goinfre1643
palate-mana1661
palate-peoplea1661
bon-vivant1695
belly-critica1711
gourmand1758
turtle-eatera1774
connoisseur1796
gullet-fancier1805
gastrophilist1814
gastrologer1820
gastronomer1820
gastrophile1820
gourmet1820
palatician1821
gastrologist1822
gastronome1823
gastronomist1825
degustator1833
aristologist1835
opsophagist1854
gastrosoph1855
bon viveur1865
gastrosopher1894
foodist1906
foodie1980
1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 331 A favourite mets at most opsophagists' tables.
1997 Scholia Rev. 6 3 We have..articles on..Athenian opsophagists.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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