tren·cher·man \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷mən\noun (pluraltrenchermen) Etymology:trencher (I) + man 1.: a hearty eater : gourmand < soldier's rations … so generous as to be improbable even in those days of hearty trenchermen — G.E.Fussell > 2.archaic: hanger-on, sponger