flavorist

English

Alternative forms

• flavourist

Etymology

flavor +‎ -ist

Noun

flavorist (plural flavorists)

1. A scientist who develops flavors.
   • 2015 October 20, William Grimes, “Museum of Food and Drink Takes a Look at Flavor”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The show follows the history of lab-created flavors from the middle of the 19th century, when German scientists created artificial vanilla, to the present day, when the culinary spin doctors known as flavorists tweak and blend the myriad tastes found in virtually every food product on supermarket shelves.