noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈɡʊə.mənd/
UK:/ˈɡʊʁmɑ̃/
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US:/ɡɔɹˈmɑnd/
US:/ˈɡʊɹ.mɑnd/
rhymes with (US) -ɑnd
CMU ARPABET:G UH1 R M AA0 N D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:G AO1 R M AA0 N D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person who appreciates good food.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: glutton, gourmandizer, trencherman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: eater, feeder
History
Etymology
From Middle English gourmaunt, gormond, gromonde, from Old French gormant (“a glutton”, noun), from gormant (“gluttonous”, adjective), of uncertain origin.
Across languages
Translations
81 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
շատակեր
(šataker)
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Armenian:
որկրամոլ
(orkramol)
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Armenian:
բկլատ
(bklat)
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Bulgarian:
лакомник
(lakomnik)
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Finnish:
syömäri
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Finnish:
mässäilijä
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Finnish:
ahmatti
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
French:
glouton
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
French:
goulu
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
French:
goinfre
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
French:
boulimique
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
German:
Gourmand
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
German:
Schlemmer
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
German:
Schlemmerin
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
German:
Vielfraß
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
German:
Völler
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Greek:
φαγάς
(fagás)
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Greek:
κοιλιόδουλος
(koiliódoulos)
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Ancient Greek:
γαστρίμαργος
(gastrímargos)
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Ancient Greek:
τένθης
(ténthēs)
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Hungarian:
hasimádó
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Italian:
ghiottone
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Italian:
golosone
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Latin:
helluō
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Latin:
lurcō
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Latin:
gluttō
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Macedonian:
лакомец
(lakomec)
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Macedonian:
гурман
(gurman)
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Norwegian Bokmål:
storspiser
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Norwegian Bokmål:
fråtser
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Polish:
łakomczuch
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Portuguese:
gourmand
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Portuguese:
comilão
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Portuguese:
glutão
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Portuguese:
guloso
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Russian:
обжо́ра
(obžóra)
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Spanish:
tragaldabas
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Spanish:
glotón
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Spanish:
comilón
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Spanish:
tragón
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Spanish:
goloso
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Turkish:
obur
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Ottoman Turkish:
اوبور
(obur)
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Ottoman Turkish:
قاشیقجی
(kaşıkcı)
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Ukrainian:
ненаже́ра
(nenažéra)
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Ukrainian:
заже́ра
(zažéra)
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Ukrainian:
жеру́н
(žerún)
— person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink
Armenian:
համադամասեր
(hamadamaser)
— person who appreciates good food
Armenian:
գուրման
(gurman)
— person who appreciates good food
Bulgarian:
чревоугодник
(črevougodnik)
— person who appreciates good food
Erzya:
плямсиця
(pľamsića)
— person who appreciates good food
Finnish:
herkuttelija
— person who appreciates good food
Finnish:
herkkusuu
— person who appreciates good food
Finnish:
gurmandi
— person who appreciates good food
French:
gourmet
— person who appreciates good food
French:
dégustateur
— person who appreciates good food
French:
gastronome
— person who appreciates good food
French:
gourmand
— person who appreciates good food
French:
gourmande
— person who appreciates good food
German:
Feinschmecker
— person who appreciates good food
German:
Feinschmeckerin
— person who appreciates good food
German:
Gourmet
— person who appreciates good food
Greek:
καλοφαγάς
(kalofagás)
— person who appreciates good food
Ancient Greek:
ὀψοφάγος
(opsophágos)
— person who appreciates good food
Italian:
buongustaio
— person who appreciates good food
Latin:
liguritor
— person who appreciates good food
Norman:
goudalleux
— person who appreciates good food
Norwegian Bokmål:
gourmet
— person who appreciates good food
Norwegian Bokmål:
gastronom
— person who appreciates good food
Polish:
smakosz
— person who appreciates good food
Portuguese:
gourmand
— person who appreciates good food
Russian:
гурма́н
(gurmán)
— person who appreciates good food
Russian:
гастроно́м
(gastronóm)
— person who appreciates good food
Russian:
ла́комка
(lákomka)
— person who appreciates good food
Spanish:
gastrónomo
— person who appreciates good food
Spanish:
sibarita
— person who appreciates good food
Spanish:
gourmet
— person who appreciates good food
Spanish:
goloso
— person who appreciates good food
Turkish:
gurme
— person who appreciates good food
Ukrainian:
гурма́н
(hurmán)
— person who appreciates good food
Ukrainian:
ґурма́н
(gurmán)
— person who appreciates good food