TRENCHERMAN


Meaning of TRENCHERMAN in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷mən noun

( plural trenchermen )

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.