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gourmand
CIDE DICTIONARY
gourmand, n. [F.].
A greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton. See Gormand. [1913 Webster]
"That great gourmand, fat Apicius." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gourmand, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a glutton.
2 disp. a gourmet.
--adj. gluttonous; fond of eating, esp. to excess.
--n.
1 a glutton.
2 disp. a gourmet.
--adj. gluttonous; fond of eating, esp. to excess.
Derivative
gourmandism n.
Etymology
ME f. OF, of unkn. orig.
ROGET THESAURUS
gourmand
Gluttony
N gluttony, greed, avarice, greediness, voracity, epicurism, good living, high living, edacity, gulosity, crapulence, guttling, guzzling, pantophagy, good cheer, blow out, feast, gastronomy, batterie de cuisine, epicure, bon vivant, gourmand, glutton, cormorant, hog, belly god, Apicius, gastronome, gourmet, v, gormandize, gorge, overgorge, overeat oneself, engorge, eat one's fill, cram, stuff, guttle, guzzle, bolt, devour, gobble up, gulp, raven, eat out of house and home, have the stomach of an ostrich, play a good knife and fork, pamper, gluttonous, greedy, gormandizing, edacious, omnivorous, crapulent, swinish, avaricious, selfish, pampered, overfed, overgorged, jejunus raro stomachus vulgaria temnit.Sensualist
N sensualist, Sybarite, voluptuary, Sardanaphalus, man of pleasure, carpet knight, epicure, epicurean, gourmet, gourmand, pig, hog, votary of Epicurus, swine of Epicurus, sensualist, Heliogabalus, free liver, hard liver, libertine, hedonist, tragalist.For further exploring for "gourmand" in Webster Dictionary Online