Glutton

/ˈɡlʌtn̩/ · adjective

Meaning

Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing..

Definitions by Sense

1. Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.
2. One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.
3. (by extension) One who consumes anything voraciously, obsessively, or to excess.
4. (now rare) The wolverine, Gulo gulo.
5. (colloquial) A giant petrel.
6. (archaic) To glut; to satisfy (especially an appetite) by filling to capacity.
7. (obsolete) To glut; to eat voraciously.

Example Sentences

A glutton monastery in former ages makes a hungry ministry in our days.

So, so, thou common dog, didst thou disgorge Thy glutton bosom of the royal Richard?

Such a glutton would eat until his belly hurts.

"Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy."

"A good few indeed, my man," replied the captain. "Yes, you may make away with a deal of money and be neither drunkard nor glutton."

Hope is a subtle glutton; / He feeds upon the fair;

[A] civil establishment […] is the animal called a glutton, which falling from a tree (in which it generally conceals itself) upon some noble animal, immediately begins to tear it, and suck its blood […].

Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.

Synonyms for glutton

Antonyms for glutton

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Word Forms

• more glutton
• most glutton
• gluttons
• gluttoning
• gluttoned

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