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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GOURMAND. [See Gormand.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess [syn: glutton, gourmand, gourmandizer, trencherman]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English gourmaunt, from Middle French gourmant Date: 15th century 1. one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking 2. one who is heartily interested in good food and drink Synonyms: see epicure • gourmandism noun • gourmandize intransitive verb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adj. --n. 1 a glutton. 2 disp. a gourmet. --adj. gluttonous; fond of eating, esp. to excess. Derivatives: gourmandism n. Etymology: ME f. OF, of unkn. orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gourmand Gour"mand, n. [F.] A greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton. See Gormand. That great gourmand, fat Apicius --B. Jonson.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(gourmands) A gourmand is a person who enjoys eating and drinking in large amounts. (FORMAL) The food here satisfies gourmands rather than gourmets. N-COUNT [disapproval]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. [Written also but less commonly Gormand.] 1. Glutton, gormandizer, belly-god, belly-slave, greedy-gut, high liver, excessive eater. 2. Epicure, cultivator of the palate, connoisseur of cookery, gourmet.