trencher

Meaning

1. A plate on which food is served or cut.
2. One who trenches; especially, one who cuts or digs ditches.
3. A machine for digging trenches.

Synonyms

platter

chopping block

chopping board

cutting board

digger

dish

excavator

mortarboard

pan

plate

porringer

ramekin

tray

channeller

bread board

ditch digger

trenching machine

bowl

furrowing machine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Middle English trenchour, from Anglo-Norman trenchour and Old Northern French trencheor (French tranchoir), from trenchier (“to cut, to carve”). See trench (verb).