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noun
Synonym of bon vivant, a person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: pleasure seeker, voluptuary, bon viveur, epicure, epicurean, hedonist, high-stepper, lapling, lotus-eater, pleasurist, sensualist, softling, sybarite, voluptuarian, bon vivant
Antonyms: none provided
History
Appeared in the mid 19th century as pseudo-Gallicization of bon vivant.
