Meaning
4 sensesOne who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.
Such a glutton would eat until his belly hurts.
Vielfraß, Nimmersatt, Völler
чревоуго́дникčrevougódnik, обжо́раobžóra
a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
(broadly)One who consumes anything voraciously, obsessively, or to excess.
Unersättlicher, Unersättliche
(colloquial)A giant petrel.
(archaic)The wolverine, Gulo gulo.
Examples
18 sentencesTom is a glutton.
deTom ist ein Vielfraß.
She is a glutton for punishment.
In what way are we gluttons?
He is a glutton for work.
Sophie was a glutton.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
one who eats voraciously:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
one who eats voraciously:
one who gluts himself:
Origin
From Middle English glotoun, from Old French gloton, gluton, from Latin gluttō, gluttōnisFrom Middle English glotoun, from Old French gloton, gluton, from Latin gluttō, gluttōnis (“glutton”).
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