GOURMAND

Gourmand

A gourmand is a person who takes great pleasure in food; a person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater. The word has different connotations from the similar word gourmet, which emphasises an individual with a highly refined discerning palate, but in practice the two terms are closely linked, as both imply the enjoyment of good food.

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gourmand

Noun

  1. A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.
    That great gourmand, fat Apicius – Ben Jonson
  2. A person who appreciates good food.


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