as in sensualist
a person whose life is devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures he's a star chef and self-described hedonist

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Recent Examples of hedonist This is the burger for hedonists (particularly those who have time to take a nap right after). Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024 In turn, Vegas provides a playground where the average person and the hedonist can engage in the sublime, the superb and the spectacularly over-the-top. Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024 If Ritter is a masochist and a sadist, Eloise is a pure hedonist. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024 One founder, Roger Somers, was an accomplished saxophonist, rogue architect and larger-than-life hedonist. Damian Panetta, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hedonist
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Noun
  • Sang Heon Lee’s playboy and Dae’s (Minyeong Choi) best friend wanted nothing to do with Kitty at the beginning of Season 1 before falling head over heels for her.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The former seaside pleasure palace of the playboy King George IV features Indian and Chinese influences blended with traditional Regency design.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Both nights ended in surrender too as Prada’s heaving crowd of LA sybarites danced and drank with abandon: this was definitely far crazier and way more interesting than your average fashion party.
    Luke Leitch, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
  • It was said to be situated at one of the portals to Shambhala — a mythical kingdom of peace and tranquillity in the Buddhist imagining — and had been founded in the century before by an artist, saint and sybarite called Danzanravjaa, known as the lama of the Gobi.
    Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Noun
  • How to watch: The Epicurean Hotel in Tampa hosts the finale 6-9pm on Monday.
    Selene San Felice, Axios, 31 July 2024
  • Moore did not buy the physical buildings from Dickson but took over management of the Epicurean Group of establishments and employees.
    Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024

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“Hedonist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hedonist. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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