# trencher

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

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

## 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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/trencher