Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Trencher-man \Trench"er-man\, n.; pl. {Trencher-men}.
   1. A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer. --Shak.

   2. A cook. [Obs.]

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

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