Definition of "oenophile" []

• Variant of enophile. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "You get the sense that this loud and boisterous oenophile is passionate about the grape and his job, that he tries more wines than you and I could ever wish to taste, says what he thinks and rather than selling you the most expensive or trendy bottle of wine he has in stock, he wants you to walk away with the best bottle -- regardless of price -- you'll want to drink and will enjoy drinking."
• "MW says "oenophile" is from F, which in turn was from G."
• "And it's just so damned unfortunate that "oenophile" and "gasbag" are traits found so closely together in nature."