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gourmand

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gour·mand  (gr-mänd, grmnd)
n.
1. A lover of good food.
2. A gluttonous eater. See Usage Note at gourmet.
[Middle English gourmant, glutton, from Old French gormant.]
gourmand [ˈgʊəmənd (French) gurmɑ̃], gormand
n
a person devoted to eating and drinking, esp to excess
[from Old French gourmant, of uncertain origin]
gourmandism  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gourmand - a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excessgourmand - a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
glutton, gourmandizer, trencherman
eater, feeder - someone who consumes food for nourishment
Translations
gourmand [ˈgʊəmənd] N → glotón/ona m/f
gourmand
n → Schlemmer m, → Gourmand m
gourmand [ˈgʊəmənd] n → buona forchetta, ghiottone/a
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Look at your knife-handle, there, my civilized and enlightened gourmand dining off that roast beef, what is that handle made of?
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
what a gourmand you are growing; I haven't seen you with so cheerful a face these five years.
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It was a yearning that the most cherished of children could never satisfy and as she watched Martin and Rose her position seemed to her to be that of a hungry pauper, brought to the table of a rich gourmand, there to look on helplessly while the other toyed carelessly with the precious morsels of which she was in such extreme need.
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