food writer

noun

One who writes on the subject of food.

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Meanings

nounfood writer (plural food writers)

plural food writers · alternative foodwriter

  1. One who writes on the subject of food.

    In the 1930s food writer Clementine Paddleford noted that the name derived from the hyperbole that one must be a hero to eat such a sandwich.

    1983, John F. Mariani, Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink

Origin

From food + writer.

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APA

food writer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/food%20writer

MLA

“food writer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/food%20writer. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “food writer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/food%20writer.

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