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gourmand

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gour⋅mand

  [goor-mahnd, goor-muhnd]
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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 ME gourmaunt < OF gormant a glutton

Related forms:
gour⋅mand⋅ism, noun
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gour·mand   (gŏŏr-mänd', gŏŏr'mənd)   
n.  

  1. A lover of good food.

  2. A gluttonous eater. See Usage Note at gourmet.


[Middle English gourmant, glutton, from Old French gormant.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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