trencherman
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈtrɛnʧərmən/
- Archaic
- At the buffet, he proudly introduced himself as a trencherman who could eat everything on the table.
Examples
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- Actually, I am more of a trencherman.
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A compulsive eater," he said, "is a first-rate trencherman, and when he is in his stride, he can go through five or six meals at a grazing.
Fiction book (1991) -
Etiquette, of course, demanded that, seeing everybody's white garments, he should conform; but in fact, though fully the match of his fellow guests as a trencherman, he did not match them in his dress (I mean, his resolve).
Academic text (1991) -
Known as a true trencherman, he always finished his meals and often asked for seconds.
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Despite his slim appearance, he was a trencherman, devouring large portions at every meal.
Synonyms
4
3.0
A person who eats a lot of food
2
8.1
A person who loves eating and drinking, often too much
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9.4
A person who eats too much in a greedy way
1
9.8
A person who eats quickly and greedily
1
9.9
A person who eats very fast and with little table manners
A person who eats and drinks too much and likes large rich meals
Antonyms
How Hearty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Trencherman comes from trencher, which was a flat piece of bread or a wooden plate used at meals and thought of as a 'bread plate'. A trencherman was someone who eagerly ate from the 'trencher', so the word now means a hearty eater who enjoys food and drink a lot.