1. a person who eats or is fond of eating mushrooms
Usage: relatively rare; formed from Greek myco- (fungus) + -phagist (eater)

Examples

• As a dedicated mycophagist, she spent weekends foraging for wild mushrooms in the forest.
• The restaurant's chef is a true mycophagist, featuring mushroom dishes on every menu.
• My grandfather was a self-proclaimed mycophagist who could identify dozens of edible species.
• Being a mycophagist requires knowledge of which mushrooms are safe to consume.
• The mycophagist society meets monthly to share recipes and foraging tips.