trencherman

One who feasts

A trencherman is a hearty eater—someone who consumes food with gusto and in large quantities.

The word is slightly old-fashioned and often appears with modifiers: a good trencherman, a mighty trencherman.

It derives from trencher, a wooden plate or platter on which food was served.

appetite

gourmand

Excessive food lover

voracious · ravenous · insatiable · wolfish · piggish · gorger · guzzler · stuffing · overeating · gluttony

gustation

epicure

Lover of fine food

gourmet · palate · savor · relish · taste · flavor · cuisine · delicacies · indulge · appreciation

dining

banquet

Formal celebratory meal

  • feastElaborate ceremonial meal
  • repastFood served and consumed
  • spreadTo distribute widely

buffet · smorgasbord · table · platter · helping · portion · serving · second helping · thirds · clean plate

constitution

robust

Strong and durable

sturdy · strapping · brawny · lusty · hardy · stalwart · vital · energetic · capacity · stamina

Opposites
eating quantity and appetite

trenchermannibbler

Small-bite eater or metal cutter

picky eater · anorexic · ascetic · faster · bird

eating style and selectivity

trenchermannibbler

Small-bite eater or metal cutter

picky eater · food snob · epicure · gourmet

Family

trencher, trench, entrenched, trenches, retrenchment, entrenchment, trenched, trenching, tranche

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G