faynshmeker

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noun

A fussy or picky person; a connoisseur.

OriginYiddish פֿײַנשמעקער →
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Meanings

nounfaynshmeker (plural faynshmekers)

plural faynshmekers

  1. A fussy or picky person; a connoisseur.

Origin

  1. Yiddishפֿײַנשמעקער
  2. Englishfaynshmeker

Borrowed from Yiddish פֿײַנשמעקער (faynshmeker). Compare German Feinschmecker (“gourmet”).

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faynshmeker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faynshmeker

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“faynshmeker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faynshmeker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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