gourmand
/guəmənd/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person who enjoys eating and drinking, often to excess: A gourmand is someone who takes great pleasure in consuming food and drink, sometimes in large quantities. The term can imply a hearty or even excessive appetite.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- He was known as a gourmand who would travel miles for a perfect meal. (He was known as a person devoted to fine food who would travel miles for a perfect meal.)
- The banquet was designed to satisfy even the most demanding gourmand. (The banquet was designed to satisfy even the most demanding person who enjoys eating to excess.)
Advanced Usage
- Distinction from 'gourmet': While both words relate to food appreciation, a 'gourmand' emphasizes enjoyment of eating, often with connotations of quantity, whereas a 'gourmet' is a connoisseur who emphasizes refined knowledge and quality of food and drink.
- He is more of a gourmand than a gourmet; he cares less about the wine's vintage and more about how much he can enjoy. (He is more a person who enjoys eating to excess than a refined connoisseur.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gourmandise (noun): The practice or habits of a gourmand; excessive enjoyment of food.
- His gourmandise was legendary among his friends. (His excessive enjoyment of food was legendary among his friends.)
- Gourmandize (verb, rare): To eat greedily or to excess.
- He would gourmandize at every holiday feast. (He would eat to excess at every holiday feast.)
Synonyms
- Glutton: A person who eats too much. (This has a stronger negative connotation of greed.)
- Trencherman: A person who eats heartily. (This is a more old-fashioned term.)
Related Phrases
- "To have the appetite of a gourmand": To have a very large or enthusiastic appetite for food.
- Despite her small size, she has the appetite of a gourmand. (Despite her small size, she has the appetite of a person who eats to excess.)
Noun
- a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess