gourmandizer

9.9

A person who eats and drinks too much and likes large rich meals

noun
/ˌɡʊərmənˈdaɪzər/

: gourmand

Everyone knew Henry was a true gourmandizer, never missing a chance for a lavish meal.

Examples

He is a true gourmandizer who enjoys fine dining.
Many gourmandizers travel the world in search of unique cuisines.
After the banquet, he was accused of being a gourmandizer by those who saw his overflowing plate.
The critic dismissed the chef as simply a gourmandizer with no real sense of cuisine.
Everyone knew Henry was a true gourmandizer, never missing a chance for a lavish meal.
After the banquet, he was accused of being a gourmandizer by those who saw his overflowing plate.
Many gourmandizers travel the world in search of unique cuisines.

Synonyms

glutton

vsgourmandizer

Offensive

14 7.0

A person who eats or drinks more than they need

stresses a very large appetite for both food and drink rather than health effects

devourer

vsgourmandizer

4 7.2

A person or animal that eats a lot very quickly

is more specific about excess across both food and drink

gourmand

vsgourmandizer

2 8.1

A person who loves eating and drinking, often too much

is similar but highlights appetite and excess more than pleasure alone

big eater

vsgourmandizer

2 3.0

A person who eats a lot of food

extends this idea to include excessive drinking as well

overeater

vsgourmandizer

2 3.3

A person who often eats more food than their body needs

adds that excess applies to both food and drink, not food only

guzzler

vsgourmandizer

Informal

1 7.7

A person who drinks large amounts of alcohol very quickly

differs by also covering excessive eating as well as heavy drinking

gobbler

vsgourmandizer

1 7.9

A person who eats too quickly and greedily

covers the same greedy habit but also includes excessive drinking

real porker

vsgourmandizer

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who eats too much food

is similar but explicitly includes a great appetite for drink too

gormandizer

vsgourmandizer

Archaic

9.4

A person who eats too much in a greedy way

includes both eating and drinking excess, not only greedy eating

gorger

vsgourmandizer

9.8

A person who eats quickly and greedily

is broader, focusing on large appetite for both eating and drinking

scoffer

vsgourmandizer

Archaic

9.9

A person who eats food very quickly and greedily

is like this but also stresses very large appetite for drink

wolfer

vsgourmandizer

Offensive

9.9

A person who eats very fast and with little table manners

adds that excess applies to drinking as well as eating

shitguzzler

vsgourmandizer

Offensive

9.9

A person who drinks a lot of beer or other alcoholic drinks until very drunk

is broader and less vulgar, covering strong appetite for both food and drink

How Indulgent

glutton

Offensive

14 7.0

gourmandizer

9.9

gourmand

2 8.1

foodie

Informal

14 5.9

Surface Forms

gourmandizer singular

gourmandizers plural

Morphology

gourmandizer = gourmandize (transparent) = gourmand + ize + er

Built regularly from 'gourmand' -> 'gourmandize' (verb-forming -ize) -> agentive -er; the agentive meaning 'one who gourmandizes' is predictable.

Etymology

Gourmandizer comes from the French word gourmand, which means 'someone who eats a lot', plus the English ending -izer, meaning 'one who does something'. So a gourmandizer is 'a person who eats and drinks to excess'.