A person who eats greedily and excessively; someone who loves to gorge themselves on food.
From French 'gormandize,' derived from 'gormand' (glutton), possibly from Old French 'gourmer' (to eat greedily). The -ize suffix transforms it into a verb, and -er creates the agent noun for the person performing the action.
During medieval times, 'gormand' became such a common insult that many languages adopted it—French, English, and Spanish all have versions. It's fascinating how food-related words often become moral judgments across cultures.
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