TRENCHERMEN Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

trenchermen

noun

plural of trencherman

as in feasters

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Noun

But raising hogs was physically demanding work and became less profitable for the family over time, Faaborg said.

— Rachel Cramer, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
In the public imagination, Housewives with a capital H are fame-hungry attention hogs who would rather throw the $400 bottle of Château Brane-Cantenac Margaux that’s sitting in front of us than sip it, as Cosby is hesitantly doing now.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of hogs

Noun

But she was treated with heparin, an anticoagulant derived from intestinal tissue of pigs.

— Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
The latter is a flexible, breathable hide of pigs and has been used to make products such as shoes, purses, wallets and early forms of sports equipment.

— Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of pigs

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In the latest case, Haggerty and Caroline Petrow-Cohen report for The Times, dozens of dead cormorants washed ashore on Venice Beach.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Brown pelicans, double-crested cormorants, western gulls, and more than two dozen other species stop over on Anacapa.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of cormorants

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