caseophile
noun/ˈkeɪ.si.əˌfaɪl/
Etymology From Latin cāseus + -o- + -phile.
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Synonym of turophile.
- Brillat-Savarin Normandy, France Soft, and available all year. Although the author of Physiologie du Goût was not noted as a caseophile and wrote little on the subject beyond Le Fondue (see Chapter 6), this savory Normandy produce is named in his everlasting praise.1955, Bob Brown, “Appendix - The A-B-Z of Cheese”, in The Complete Book of Cheese, The Floating Press, published 2009, →ISBN, page 284:
- Whatever the cause, it is a fact that this season, just when our importers might have been counted on to bring in an array of unfamiliar French products to delight serious caseophiles, only three that are new to our market—and, in our opinion, rather mediocre—have shown up.1957, The New Yorker, volume 33, page 153:
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- The story he has chosen to tell is in itself extraordinarily complex, but this has not deterred him from discoursing on philosophy, politics, international relations, and countless other matters, including wine and cheese. (One of the characters is a caseophile.)1958, Saturday Review, volume 41, page 15, column 1:
- A new kit for caseophiles (cheese lovers) has just been produced for classroom use by the Switzerland Cheese Association.1971, Instructor, volume 81, page 24:
- Caseophiles like me inaugurate a trip with a stop at the Marin French Cheese Factory in Petaluma, Sonoma, home of the glorious Rouge et Noir cheeses, which I have never found outside California.1974, House & Garden, volume 145, page 111, column 2:
- Presented with a selection like this, you’ll no doubt agree with critic (and caseophile) Clifton Fadiman, who wisely said that cheese is “milk’s leap toward immortality.”1998, Bon Appétit, volume 43, page 103: