gourmand

(gʊr-mänd', gʊr'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.]

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The older of these two historically unrelated loanwords from French is gourmand, which came into English in the 15th century, first as an adjective meaning 'greedy, fond of eating' and later as a noun denoting such a person, which remains its primary meaning. In the 18th century it developed the meaning that gourmet (early 19th century) was to have, i.e. 'a judge of good eating'. In current use, gourmand is confined to its original noun meaning and gourmet continues to be used in the one meaning it has always had. Gourmet, unlike gourmand, is also used attributively (before a noun), as in gourmet food and gourmet meal.

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[goor-MAHND] A gourmand is one who appreciates fine food . . . Often to indiscriminate excess. See also epicure; gastronome; glutton; gourmet.

IN BRIEF: A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table.

To become a gourmand, you must taste food from the very finest restaurants.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gourmand

Nederlands (Dutch)
smulpaap, gulzig(aard)

Français (French)
n. - gourmand

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schlemmer, Feinschmecker

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λαίμαργος, (καλο)φαγάς

Italiano (Italian)
ghiottone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - comilão (m)

Русский (Russian)
любитель поесть, обжорливый

Español (Spanish)
n. - goloso, glotón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - storätare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
饕餮者, 美食者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 饕餮者, 美食者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 대식가, 미식가

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大食漢, 食い道楽, 美食家

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) النهم, الشره‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זוללן, אנין טעם‬

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