trencherman

noun

Definition of trenchermannext
as in pig

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  1. pig
  2. glutton
  3. hog
  4. cormorant
  5. gourmand
Noun
  • In animals that have litters, such as rodents, dogs, cats, pigs and kangaroos, a dead fetus will be reabsorbed by the mother’s body to protect the rest of her offspring.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The family travels around Indiana and Michigan to show animals, including sheep, goats and pigs.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of pig
Noun
  • Best Linen Clothing for Spring Travel at Quince I’m a glutton for springtime.
    — Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
  • Drummond is a burly, 6-foot-11 glass glutton.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Definition of glutton
Noun
  • This was painting a bright red bullseye on the hog that was soon to be slaughtered.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Andy will cut a trail through a pine thicket, briar patch, or other thick cover in the woods using a skid steer, brush hog, or electric chainsaw.
    — Scott Einsmann, Outdoor Life, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of hog
Noun
  • For millennia, millions of seabirds, including guanay cormorants, Peruvian boobies and pelicans, had nested on rocky outcrops along South America’s arid Pacific coast.
    — Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • Four-year-old Juni Wahab was entranced by the sight of the swallows and cormorants swooping low overhead and the rushing twists of water.
    — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of cormorant
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  • Sweet, nutty and reminiscent of an ice cream cone on a hot summer day, this light scent is perfect for the gourmand-loving perfume enthusiast who wants to smell like a whisper of sugar wafting by.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Crafted by perfumers Dominique Ropion, Anne Flipo and Jean-Marc Chaillan of IFF, Glimmer is an amber, floral fragrance with a gourmand twist — notes of macaron rose accord, raspberry mousse accord and vanilla bean.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
Definition of gourmand
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