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Gormet vs Gourmand - What's the difference?

gormet | gourmand |

As a noun gourmand is

a person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.

gormet

Not English

Gormet has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

gourmand

English

Alternative forms

* gormand

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.
  • *(Ben Jonson) (1572-1637)
  • *:That great gourmand , fat Apicius
  • *
  • *:The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone [the sponsor] long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it. […] But there was not a more lascivious reprobate and gourmand in all London than this same Greystone.
  • A person who appreciates good food.
  • Synonyms

    * (person given to excess consumption) glutton, trencherman, see also * (person who appreciates food) chowhound, gastronaut, gourmet * (person with a special interest or knowledge of food) foodie

    Derived terms

    * gourmandism