Choose the expression from options given below which best describes the word "GOURMET"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A Connoisseur of good food
A gourmet is a person who knows a lot about good food and drink and enjoys them. A connoisseur is an expert judge in matters of taste, so "a connoisseur of good food" is the exact meaning.
Example: As a gourmet, he can tell real saffron from a cheap copy by its taste.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: One who loves travelling — Incorrect. Such a person is a globetrotter or a wanderer, not a gourmet.
Example: The globetrotter has visited forty countries.
Option 3: A very social person — Incorrect. A very social person is gregarious or a socialite; the description has nothing to do with food.
Example: Her gregarious nature won her many friends.
Option 4: One who loves people — Incorrect. One who loves mankind is a philanthropist, not a gourmet.
Example: The philanthropist gave his fortune to hospitals.
The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers:
| Word | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gourmet | 07-06 S2 | – | – | – | – |
| connoisseur | 25-05 S1 | – | – | – | – |