glutton
One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excessOne who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.
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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She is a glutton for punishment.
In what way are we gluttons?
He is a glutton for work.
Sophie was a glutton.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
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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