Gormandisers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person who excessively indulges in food, often eating to the point of gluttony
2. Someone who constantly seeks to consume large quantities of food, typically without regard for moderation
3. An individual who derives great pleasure from overeating, often prioritizing excessive consumption over quality or health

Etymology: "Gormandisers" is the plural of "gormandiser," so it is the form of a noun meaning one who gormandises, that is, one who eats greedily and in large quantities. The base word, "gormandise," is the verb from which the agent noun is built, and it carries the same sense of greedy eating. The verb traces back to the Anglo-Norman and Old French world, where "gourmander" and related forms meant to eat greedily or to be gluttonous. The earlier root behind it is the "gourmand," a glutton, and the sense of the French word gradually came to cover both bodily appetite and a kind of coarse, unrefined eating. English adopted the verb and the agent noun from that stock, and the "-iser" ending was added to fit the pattern of English verbs formed from French ones.