The Collaborative International Dictionary
Trencher-man
Trencher-man \Trench"er-man\, n.; pl. Trencher-men.
A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer.
--Shak.-
A cook. [Obs.]
The skillfulest trencher-men of Media.
--Sir P. Sidney. A table companion; a trencher mate.
--Thackeray.
Wiktionary
trencher-man
n. 1 (context obsolete English) A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer. 2 (context obsolete English) A cook. 3 (context obsolete English) A table companion; a tablemate.
Usage examples of "trencher-man".
Wagg, the celebrated wit, and a led captain and trencher-man of my Lord Steyne, was caused by the ladies to charge her.