noun. One who has an ardent or refined interest in food; a gourmet.

noun. A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet.

noun. a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)

"So they actually associated the term foodie with avoiding being the kind of snob they associated with old-school gourmets."

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