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food writer

food writer noun: one who writes on the subject of food.

Noun

food writer (plural food writers)

  1. One who writes on the subject of food.
    • In the 1930s food writer Clementine Paddleford noted that the name derived from the hyperbole that one must be a hero to eat such a sandwich.1983, John F. Mariani, Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink

Forms of food writer

pluralfood writers
alternative formfoodwriter

Origin of food writer

From food + writer.

Questions about food writer

What does food writer mean?
Food writer means one who writes on the subject of food.
What part of speech is food writer?
Food writer is a noun.
What is the plural of food writer?
The plural of food writer is food writers.

Words near food writer in the dictionary

  1. food waste disposers
  2. food web
  3. food webs
  4. food wrap
  5. food wraps
  6. food writer
  7. food writers
  8. food writing
  9. food-borne
  10. food-borne disease
  11. food-borne diseases

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