1A person who eats heartily or greedily.
they opened their new bar and restaurant at Darlinghurst, welcoming a crush of 250 troughers and quaffers
the corporate troughers were still awaiting their Black Forest gateaux
- 1.1derogatory A person who makes ample use of opportunities afforded by their position in order to benefit themselves, especially financially.
the serial trougher is living on the back of hard working earners