dessert person??

[Chupchup]

Hellow ^_^ there's a question that has been stuck in my head for a couple of weeks now so I decide to ask you guys
While watching some tv series I noticed people uses "dessert person" or "car person"...etc to talk about those who love these things. Is that a structure or something like that? Like, can I put any noun in it?...^_^
This may be a silly question but thanks for your help anw

 

[sandpiperlily]

I'm not sure it's a "structure" so much as just a way of saying "a person who likes x." It's often used in the negative -- "I'm not a dessert person" = "I don't really like desserts."

You can replace "dessert" with any thing or activity.

 

[PaulQ]

Hi, welcome to WRF,

Yes, you can use it with many nouns "He is a <noun> person." = "He is a person who really likes <nouns>." or "He is a person who takes a great interest in <nouns>."

A: "Do you like cats?"
B: "No, I am a dog person."

 

[Chupchup]

Hi ^_^ problem solved!! thank you so much <3