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Synonyms of epicure

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Another word for epicure is epicurean. Other synonyms of epicure are hedonist, sybarite, voluptuary, gormandizer and pleasurist.

Synonyms and similar words for epicure

nounA person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.

  • epicureanOne who is devoted to pleasure.
  • gourmand
  • animalA person who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
  • big backAn obese person, or someone with gluttonous eating habits.
  • cormorantA voracious eater; also, a person who, or thing which, is aggressively greedy for wealth, etc.
  • dogSomeone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
  • gannet
  • glutton
  • gorger
  • gormandizerA person who gormandizes; a glutton or gourmand.
  • greedygutsAn excessive eater, glutton, gourmand.
  • hogA greedy person or thing; one who refuses to share; a gluttonous one.
  • Homer SimpsonA person who is foolish, easily distracted, and/or gluttonous.
  • helluoA glutton, a gormandizer.
  • pigSomeone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
  • slow bellyA lazy person; a heavy indolent glutton.
  • trencherman
  • bon viveurSynonym of bon vivant, a person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink.
  • hedonistSomeone devoted to hedonism.
  • high-stepper
  • lotus-eater figuratively
  • pleasure seekerA person who is motivated by personal enjoyment; a hedonist.
  • pleasuristSomeone devoted to worldly pleasure.
  • sensualist
  • sybariteA person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a hedonist.
  • voluptuarianSynonym of voluptuary.
  • voluptuaryOne whose life is devoted to sensual appetites; a pleasure-seeker, a sensualist.
  • belly-god obsoleteA lover of food; a glutton; an epicure. See Thesaurus:glutton.
  • buzgut UK, archaicA person who eats or drinks a substantial amount.
  • guttle archaic, dialectalOne who eats voraciously; a glutton.
  • lapling archaic, derogatoryOne who has been fondled to excess; one fond of ease and sensual delights.
  • softling archaicA soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary.

Meaning of epicure

  1. noun A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.

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Questions about synonyms of epicure

What is another word for epicure?
Epicure has 32 synonyms on Word.ws, such as epicurean, hedonist, sybarite, voluptuary, gormandizer, pleasurist and voluptuarian.
What does epicure mean?
Epicure means a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: epicure (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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