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English
Etymology
From gastro- + -naut, by analogy with astronaut.
Noun
gastronaut (plural gastronauts)
- A person with a keen appreciation for food.
- 2009, James Steen, "Epilogue", in Stirred But Not Shaken (by Keith Floyd), Pan Books (2010), →ISBN, page 353:
- For confirmation, just think of the millions of people who, after watching Keith, were inspired to cook, eat, drink; to become a gastronaut and savour — truly relish — every morsel, every drop, every bloody bit of it!
- A person whose whole focus is narrowly directed to the enjoyment of fine food.
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