Turophile (n)
too-r-uh-fahyl
A connoisseur or lover of cheese.
The edible variety not the eighties pop music variety.
Example sentences
“He’s a real turophile, no generic orange cheese passes his lips.”
“Christmas is a wonderful time to indulge my inner turophile.”
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