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sea·son·er

 (sē′zə-nər)
n.
1. One that uses seasonings: The cook is a heavy seasoner.
2. See seasoning.
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Noun1.seasoner - a cook who uses seasonings; "the cook is a light seasoner"
cook - someone who cooks food
2.seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it impartsseasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
cola extract - a flavoring extracted from the kola nut
anchovy paste - paste made primarily of anchovies; used in sauces and spreads
fixings, ingredient - food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad"
bouillon cube - a cube of evaporated seasoned meat extract
condiment - a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment; "mustard and ketchup are condiments"
herb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
spice - any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
peppermint oil - oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring
spearmint oil - an aromatic oil obtained from the spearmint plant
lemon oil - fragrant yellow oil obtained from the lemon peel
oil of wintergreen, wintergreen oil - oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant
table salt, common salt, salt - white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
celery salt - ground celery seed and salt
garlic salt - ground dried garlic and salt
onion salt - ground dried onion and salt
seasoned salt - combination of salt and vegetable extracts and spices and monosodium glutamate
sour salt - crystals of citric acid used as seasoning
gingerroot, ginger - pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
peppercorn, pepper - pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
sassafras - dried root bark of the sassafras tree
coriander seed, coriander - dried coriander seeds used whole or ground
fennel seed - aromatic anis-scented seeds
fenugreek seed, fenugreek - aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry
ail, garlic - aromatic bulb used as seasoning
garlic chive - large flat leaves used as chive is used
mustard seed - black or white seeds ground to make mustard pastes or powders
nasturtium - flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings
turmeric - ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning
cardamum, cardamom, cardamon - aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces
red pepper, cayenne, cayenne pepper - ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
chili powder - powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano
curry powder - pungent blend of cumin and ground coriander seed and turmeric and other spices
paprika - a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos
angelica - candied stalks of the angelica plant
almond extract - flavoring made from almonds macerated in alcohol
anise seed, aniseed, anise - liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors
juniper berries - berrylike cone of a common juniper; used in making gin
saffron - dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus
benniseed, sesame seed - small oval seeds of the sesame plant
caraway seed - aromatic seeds of the caraway plant; used widely as seasoning
poppy seed - small grey seed of a poppy flower; used whole or ground in baked items
dill seed - seed of the dill plant used as seasoning
celery seed - seed of the celery plant used as seasoning
lemon extract - a flavoring made from (or imitating) lemons
monosodium glutamate, MSG - white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking; "food manufacturers sometimes list MSG simply as `artificial flavors' in ingredient lists"
vanilla bean - long bean-like fruit; seeds are used as flavoring
vanilla extract, vanilla - a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans)
sweetener, sweetening - something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
mocha - a flavoring made from coffee mixed with chocolate
cassareep - a flavoring made by boiling down the juice of the bitter cassava; used in West Indian cooking
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seasoner

noun
A substance that imparts taste:
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