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[ goor-mahnd, goor-muhnd ] / gʊərˈmɑnd, ˈgʊər mənd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gourmand ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess. a gourmet; epicure. Origin of gourmand1400–50; late Middle English gourmaunt<Old French gormant a glutton OTHER WORDS FROM gourmandgour·mand·ism, nounWords nearby gourmandgourami, gourd, gourd cup, gourde, gourd family, gourmand, gourmandise, gourmandize, gourmet, Gourmont, Gournia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gourmandBeltrán Leyva, a gourmand, was savoring his tamale with its filling of roasted corn. Trading Dime Bags for Salvador Dali|Jason McGahan|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST They gleefully bathe in fresh entrails; they rip the limbs off human bodies like a gourmand digging into a fresh lobster. Stoker Family Values|Matthew Shaer|October 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST One meal prepared for me by artist, writer, and gourmand Claude Tayag in the city of Angeles ranks with any I have ever eaten. My Year of Eating Dangerously|Simon Majumdar|July 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST The London gourmand revels in snails, and the New Yorker demands frogs upon his bill of fare. Aztec Land|Maturin M. Ballou
And for this—it must be repeated, as for all the best things in the gourmand's life—one journeys to France. The Feasts of Autolycus|Elizabeth Robins Pennell He knew Lebel was a gallant and a gourmand, and he was anxious to please him in all senses at once. Memoirs of the Comtesse du Barry|Baron Etienne Leon Lamothe-Langon He was not a gourmand or libertine, he had often proudly asserted to himself. When an ant has discovered any rich prey, far from enjoying it alone, like a gourmand, it invites all its companions to the feast. The Insect World|Louis Figuier
British Dictionary definitions for gourmand/ (ˈɡʊəmənd, French ɡurmɑ̃) /
nouna person devoted to eating and drinking, esp to excess Derived forms of gourmandgourmandism, nounWord Origin for gourmandC15: from Old French gourmant, of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gourmandgourmet, connoisseur, glutton, bon vivant, gastronomist |