"trencher-man" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)mən/ Forms: trencher-men [plural]
Etymology: From trencher + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trencher|man}} trencher + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|trencher-men|head=trencher-man}} trencher-man (plural trencher-men)
  1. (obsolete) A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-trencher-man-en-noun-3ArkjZxQ
  2. (obsolete) A cook. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-trencher-man-en-noun-5xVqfjrY
  3. (obsolete) A table companion; a tablemate. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): People Translations (person who eats a substantial amount): лакомник (lakomnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), slokop [masculine] (Dutch), fear mórshách [masculine] (Irish), méadlachán [masculine] (Irish), comilão [masculine] (Portuguese), едо́к (jedók) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-trencher-man-en-noun--rcLydHO Disambiguation of People: 1 0 99 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 2 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 31 5 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 5 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 3 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 2 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 5 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 5 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 23 5 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 4 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 4 70 Disambiguation of 'person who eats a substantial amount': 35 0 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: glutton, trencherman Derived forms: trenchermanship

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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