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[ ap-i-tahy-zer ] / ˈæp ɪˌtaɪ zər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR appetizer ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna small portion of a food or drink served before or at the beginning of a meal to stimulate the desire to eat. any small portion that stimulates a desire for more or that indicates more is to follow: The first game was an appetizer to a great football season. Origin of appetizerFirst recorded in 1860–65; appetiz(ing) + -er1 Words nearby appetizerappetence, appetency, appetite, appetitive, appetitive behavior, appetizer, appetizing, Appia, Appian Way, appl., applanate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for appetizerWe were barely into the appetizer when he asked a fairly basic question—where did my family live? Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST Picking at an appetizer veggie platter is a good option as well. 12 Thanksgiving Weight Loss Tips That Actually Work|DailyBurn|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST And that was just the appetizer portion of what was served up at CPAC. CPAC: Come for the Crazy, Stay for the Party|Michelle Cottle|March 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST A senior regime official warned several days ago: “What you are seeing is the appetizer: the main course is yet to come.” Battered Syrian Rebels Cede Aleppo’s Salaheddin District to Assad Military|Jamie Dettmer|August 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps you could exhibit some sauté skills in an appetizer course. Culinary Kings-Turned TV Judges Cook Up Verdicts on Gordon Ramsay-Hosted MasterChef|Daily Beast Promotions|July 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST This is considered an appetizer for the proper meal, which no stranger must forget. Peeps at many lands: Sweden|William Liddle After, or before, lettuce comes the fragrant celery, always an appetizer. The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood "Give me a mountain ride always as an appetizer," he said, obligingly, and so ended the jest about a name. Graustark|George Barr McCutcheon Before going to the table she served me an appetizer, graciously ridiculing me. The Joy of Captain Ribot|Armando Palacio Valds "We'll start off with an appetizer, gentlemen," said the host, as he passed the decanter to his neighbor. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea|Morgan Robertson
British Dictionary definitions for appetizer
nouna small amount of food or drink taken to stimulate the appetite any stimulating foretaste Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to appetizercocktail, tidbit, taste, sample, spread, dip, relish, aperitif, antipasto, canapé, finger food, munchies, hors d'oeuvre |