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epicurean

British pronunciation/ˈɛpɪkjˌʊɹi‍ən/
American pronunciation/ˌɛpəkˈjʊɹiən/, /ˌɛpəkjʊˈɹiən/
Epicurean
[NOUN]
1

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

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epicurean
[ADJECTIVE]
1

of Epicurus or epicureanism

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2

relating to enjoyment of luxuries, especially through delicious food and drink

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3

focused on maximizing enjoyment and minimizing pain and discomfort through one's choices and actions

synonyms : hedonic
hedonistic
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Examples
1Epicureans live for now.
2I'm interested in the stoics the epicureans.
3Hey there inebriated epicureans, Jules here for DNews!
4We all have really stupid epicureans running the place.
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