hedonist
noun
he·do·nist
ˈhē-də-nist 
plural hedonists
: a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
The most recent vintage … produced rich wines with flattering fruit and voluptuous texture—a hedonist's dream.—
James Molesworth
James MolesworthThough we think of him as a hedonist, Whitman was something of a prude himself, by the standards of his time.—David S. Reynolds
David S. ReynoldsExamples of hedonist in a Sentence
he's a star chef and self-described hedonist
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Guests in attendance for this lavish soirée include George’s fellow intellectuals, a large number of dapper hedonists, the handsome horndog Judge Roland Brack (Nicholas Pinnock) — whose wolf-whistle come-ons are neither fully rebuffed nor reciprocated by Hedda — and Thea (Imogen Poots, wasted).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Medieval guild houses and sleek glass façades share space—stitched together by whirring trams—as Bahnhofstrasse, the city’s famed luxury shopping boulevard, draws crowds of hedonists with its parade of designer boutiques.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
If Ritter is a masochist and a sadist, Eloise is a pure hedonist.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
Her Daphne was a realist, a hedonist and, like Fahy, a great hang.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Medieval guild houses and sleek glass façades share space—stitched together by whirring trams—as Bahnhofstrasse, the city’s famed luxury shopping boulevard, draws crowds of hedonists with its parade of designer boutiques.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
If Ritter is a masochist and a sadist, Eloise is a pure hedonist.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
Her Daphne was a realist, a hedonist and, like Fahy, a great hang.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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“Hedonist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedonist. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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