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glutton definition

glut·ton (glut'n)

noun

  1. a person who greedily eats too much
  2. a person with a great capacity for something a glutton for work
  3. Etymology: transl. of Ger vielfrass, lit., great devourer

    wolverine

Etymology: ME glotoun < OFr gloton < L gluto, glutto < glutire, gluttire, to devour, akin to gula, gullet

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