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trencher

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛntʃə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: T R EH1 N CH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A plate on which food is served or cut.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, historical

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone who trenches; especially, one who cuts or digs ditches.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A machine for digging trenches.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a wooden board or platter on which food is served or carved

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: board

5

noun

Meaning 5

someone who digs trenches

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: digger

History

Etymology

From Middle English trenchour, from Anglo-Norman trenchour and Old Northern French trencheor (French tranchoir), from trenchier (“to cut, to carve”). See trench (verb).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: поднос (podnos) — (archaic or historical) a plate on which food is served
  • Catalan: tallador — (archaic or historical) a plate on which food is served
  • Galician: tallador — (archaic or historical) a plate on which food is served
  • Ancient Greek: πίναξ (pínax) — (archaic or historical) a plate on which food is served
  • Scottish Gaelic: truinnsear — (archaic or historical) a plate on which food is served
  • Welsh: trensiwr — (archaic or historical) a plate on which food is served
  • Finnish: ojankaivaja — one who trenches
  • Welsh: cloddiwr — one who trenches
  • Bulgarian: окопна машина (okopna mašina) — machine for digging trenches
  • Finnish: ojajyrsin — machine for digging trenches