trencherman
Americannoun
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trenchermen
plural
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a person who has a hearty appetite; a heavy eater.
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Archaic. a hanger-on; parasite.
noun
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a person who enjoys food; hearty eater
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archaic a person who sponges on others; parasite
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Origin of trencherman
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He sits with his back to the wall, eats like a trencherman and gets acquainted with the waitress.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2019
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.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2015
Among Mr. Sokolov’s achievements as a food writer has been his ability to yoke his inner scholar to his inner trencherman.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2013
I liked the sound of David J Rodger's The Black Lake, recommended by JadedDrVirgo, trencherman, DoctorTOC and Matthias Plunkett - its opening didn't immediately enrage me, and it's been recommended by SFX.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2012
They stared on the next occasion of meeting, when Bloundell spoke in contemptuous terms of old Pen, said every body knew old Pen, regular old trencherman at Gaunt House, notorious old bore, regular old fogy.
From A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy by William Makepeace Thackeray
Pong and Tiller eat like trenchermen; they pack away feast after feast as if they were A.J.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2021
Cage and Durand chew the scenery like trenchermen; and Janssen and Imperioli are far more charismatic than their roles require.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2019
Why am I so keen on your performance as good, honest British trenchermen and women over the past few days?
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2012
The cuisine of the dining car, a draw for serious trenchermen, would be replaced with Amtrak food, no adjective necessary.
From Time Magazine Archive
In our own land we produce some reasonably boisterous trenchermen, and some tolerably careless ones too.
From Europe Revised by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
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