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A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer.

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  1. n. A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer.
  2. n. A cook.
  3. n. A table companion; a trencher mate.
  4. 1. A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer. Shak. 2. A cook. [Obs.] The skillfulest trencher-men">trencher-men of Media. Sir P. Sidney. 3. A table companion; a trencher mate. Thackeray.