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noun
1.
a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
2.
a gourmet; epicure.
Also, gormand.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English gourmaunt < Old French gormant a glutton
1400–50; late Middle English gourmaunt < Old French gormant a glutton
Related forms
gour·mand·ism, noun
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Gourmand
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Example Sentences
- Two cookbooks your favorite gourmand would be happy to find under the tree.
- Lacy tends to savor his double-edged words with the pursed lips of a gourmand at a wine tasting.
- Instead, that potential is mostly subsumed by a well-made gourmand contemporary scent:.
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Word Origin & History
gourmand
1491, "glutton," from M.Fr. gourmant "glutton," originally an adj., "gluttonous," of uncertain origin. Not connected with gourmet. Meaning "one fond of good eating" is from 1758.
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