Glutton Definition

glŭtn
gluttons
noun
gluttons
A person who greedily eats too much.
Webster's New World
A person with a great capacity for something.
A glutton for work.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World

(figuratively) One who consumes voraciously, obsessively, or to excess.

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(zoology) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo), of the family Mustelidæ, about the size of a large badger. It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious, whence the name; the wolverine. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.

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Antonyms:
  • fussy eater
  • finicky eater
  • dieter
adjective

Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.

"A glutton monastery in former ages makes a hungry ministry in our days." -Fuller.
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verb

(obsolete) To glut; to eat voraciously.

"Gluttoned at last, return at home to pine." -Lovelace.
"Whereon in Egypt gluttoning they fed." -Drayton.
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Other Word Forms of Glutton

Noun

Singular:
glutton
Plural:
gluttons

Origin of Glutton

  • Middle English glotoun from Old French gloton from Latin gluttō gluttōn-

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French gloton, gluton, from Latin gluto, glutonis.

    From Wiktionary

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