gourmand
A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drinkA person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.
» Tom is a gourmand.
Том — гурман.
Том — гурман.
Meaning
2 sensesA person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.
Gourmand, Schlemmer, Schlemmerin
обжо́раobžóra
ненаже́раnenažéra, заже́раzažéra, жеру́нžerún
a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
A person who appreciates good food.
Feinschmecker, Feinschmeckerin, Gourmet
гурма́нgurmán, гастроно́мgastronóm, ла́комкаlákomka
гурма́нhurmán, ґурма́нgurmán
Examples
5 sentencesTom is a gourmand.
Том — гурман.
ruТом — гурман.
They're imprisoning gourmands for their sinful gluttony.
deSie kerkern Vielfraße für ihre sündhafte Schlemmerei ein.
Not everyone who wants to may be a gourmand.
deNicht jeder, der es möchte, mag ein guter Feinschmecker sein.
You're a gourmand.
ruТы гурман.
The cure for the rotund gourmand is to become an affectionado of California healthy cuisine.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gourmaunt, gormond, gromonde, from Old French gormant (“a glutton”, noFrom Middle English gourmaunt, gormond, gromonde, from Old French gormant (“a glutton”, noun), from gormant (“gluttonous”, adjective), of uncertain origin.
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Forms
plural: gourmandsSynonyms
7 synonyms- a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess:gluttongourmandizer