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oenophile

noun oe·no·phile \ˈē-nə-ˌfī(-ə)l\

Definition of OENOPHILE

:  a lover or connoisseur of wine
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Origin of OENOPHILE

French œnophile, from œno- (from Greek oinos wine) + -phile -phile — more at wine
First Known Use: 1930

Other Alcoholic Beverage Terms

finish, gimlet, mull, sake, setup, sommelier, syllabub, vintner, wassail

Rhymes with OENOPHILE

Anglophile, country mile, cyclostyle, domicile, family style, Francophile, Gallophile, hypostyle, in denial, juvenile, projectile, rat-tail file, rank and file, single file, statute mile

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