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Meaning of GOURMAND

Pronunciation:  'gûrmund

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
 
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 Synonyms: glutton, trencherman
 
 See Also: eater, feeder

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gour"mand\, n. [F.]
A greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton. See {Gormand}.
      That great gourmand, fat Apicius         --B. Jonson.
 

 

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