trencherman

trencher +‎ -man

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)mən/

trencherman (plural trenchermen)

1. A person who eats a substantial amount; a gourmand; one with a healthy appetite, and a cultivated appreciation for dining.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 1 Scene 1:

     BEATRICE. You had musty victual, and he hath holp to eat it; he is a very valiant trencher-man; he hath an excellent stomach.

   • 1954 June 28, "Sport: Bumbling Champ," Time:

     The heavyweight champion of the world was off his feed. . . . Rocky, ordinarily a first-rate trencherman, was pushing away from the breakfast table after downing only two eggs and a pair of lamb chops.

• See Thesaurus:glutton

• trenchermanship