Associations to the word «Gourmand»

Wiktionary

GOURMAND, noun. A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.
GOURMAND, noun. A person who appreciates good food.

Dictionary definition

GOURMAND, noun. A person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats