trencherman in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for trencherman in the English»French Dictionary

trencherman <pl trenchermen> [Brit ˈtrɛn(t)ʃəmən, Am ˈtrɛn(t)ʃərmən] N

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A trencherman is one devoted to eating and drinking, often to excess; one with a hearty appetite, a gourmand.
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An alternative and older usage of the word is to describe a person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink, synonymous with a glutton or a trencherman.
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If the only thing that attracted you to your wife was her trencherman appetite, then you two need to consider the basis of this marriage.
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