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Definitions for gourmand
gʊərˈmɑnd, ˈgʊər məndgour·mand

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. glutton, gourmand, gourmandizer, trenchermannoun

    a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess

Wiktionary

  1. gourmandnoun

    A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater. See gormand.

    That great gourmand, fat Apicius Ben Jonson

  2. gourmandnoun

    A person who appreciates good food.

  3. Etymology: From gourmand.

Wikipedia

  1. Gourmand

    A gourmand is a person who takes great pleasure and interest in consuming good food and drink. Gourmand originally referred to a person who was "a glutton for food and drink", a person who eats and drinks excessively; this usage is now rare.

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  1. gourmand

    A gourmand is a person who enjoys eating and often eats too much. They have a great appreciation for and often indulge excessively in fine food and drink. This term can also refer to someone who is a connoisseur of good food.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gourmandnoun

    a greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton. See Gormand

  2. Etymology: [F.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Gourmand

    gōōr′mand, n. one who eats greedily: a glutton.—adj. voracious: gluttonous—also Gor′mand.—n. Gourmet (goor-mā′, or -met′), an epicure, originally one with a delicate taste in wines. [Fr. gourmand, a glutton; origin unknown.]

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. gourmand

    A rich man who eats the surplus production of the world's foodstuffs that the starving are too niggardly to purchase.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gourmand in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gourmand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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Translations for gourmand

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  • лакомникBulgarian
  • Feinschmeckerin, Gourmand, Feinschmecker, Vielfraß, Gourmet, Schlemmer, SchlemmerinGerman
  • καλοφαγάς, κοιλιόδουλος, φαγάςGreek
  • goloso, glotón, sibarita, gastrónomo, comilón, tragón, tragaldaba, gourmetSpanish
  • شکم پرستPersian
  • herkkusuu, gurmandi, herkuttelija, mässäilijä, ahmatti, syömäriFinnish
  • goulu, boulimique, gourmande, dégustateur, gastronome, gourmand, gourmet, glouton, goinfreFrench
  • hasimádóHungarian
  • բկլատ, համադամասեր, գուրման, շատակեր, որկրամոլArmenian
  • buongustaio, ghiottone, golosone, golosoItalian
  • smakosz, łakomczuchPolish
  • гурман, гастроном, обжора, лакомкаRussian
  • obur, gurmeTurkish

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