Dictionary entry

Trencher-man

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Trench″er–man (?), n.; pl.Trencher-men (�).

1. A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer. Shak.

2. A cook.

The skillfulest trencher-men of Media. Sir P. Sidney.

3. A table companion; a trencher mate. Thackeray.