gormandizer
- noun
- /ˈɡɔːrmənˌdaɪzər/
- Archaic
- Seeing the gormandizer devour every last morsel, the others at the table could only watch in disbelief.
Examples
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Gormandizers.
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The gormandizer polished off three helpings of dessert at the dinner party.
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At the buffet, the gormandizer quickly moved from one dish to another, barely pausing to breathe.
Synonyms
A person who eats or drinks more than they need
A person or animal that eats a lot very quickly
A person who loves eating and drinking, often too much
A person who eats a lot of food
A person who often eats more food than their body needs
A person who eats too quickly and greedily
A person who loves eating and often eats large amounts
A person who eats or takes more than their fair share of food
A person who eats too much food
A person who drinks too much alcohol
A person who eats and drinks too much and likes large rich meals
A person who eats quickly and greedily
A person who eats food very quickly and greedily
A person who eats very fast and with little table manners
A person who eats a lot of junk food messily
Antonyms
How Gluttonous
Surface Forms
Morphology
gormandizer = gormandize (semi-transparent) = gormand + ize + er
Forming an agent noun from the verb 'gormandize' with the productive suffix '-er' is a regular, transparent step.
Etymology
Gormandizer comes from the old French word gormand meaning 'someone who eats too much', and it is related to the common word gourmand. So a gormandizer is a person who eats in a greedy way.