affineur
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French affineur.
Noun
affineur (plural affineurs)
- One who ages cheese and purveys it.
Related terms
- affinage
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
affineur m (plural affineurs, feminine affineuse)
- One who refines; refiner
- One who ages cheese and purveys it
See also
- fromager (“cheesemaker, cheesemonger”)
References
- Dining: French cheeses: The affineur's art by Patricia Wells, The International Herald-Tribune, 2002–11–8
- What's affinage and who's the affineur?
- The art of the affineur
- Affinage - refining of a cheese
Further reading
- “affineur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.