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glut⋅ton
1
[gluht-n] 
–noun
| 1. | a person who eats and drinks excessively or voraciously. |
| 2. | a person with a remarkably great desire or capacity for something: a glutton for work; a glutton for punishment. |
Origin:
1175–1225; ME glutun < OF glouton < L gluttōn- (s. of gluttō), var. of glūtō glutton, akin to glūtīre to gulp down
1175–1225; ME glutun < OF glouton < L gluttōn- (s. of gluttō), var. of glūtō glutton, akin to glūtīre to gulp down
Synonyms:
1. gourmand; gastronome; chowhound.
1. gourmand; gastronome; chowhound.
glut⋅ton
2 [gluht-n] –noun
| the wolverine, Gulo gulo, of Europe. |
Origin:
1665–75; trans. of G Vielfrass, equiv. to viel much + frass eating, deriv. of fressen (of animals) to eat
1665–75; trans. of G Vielfrass, equiv. to viel much + frass eating, deriv. of fressen (of animals) to eat
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| glut·ton (glŭt'n) n.
[Middle English glotoun, from Old French gloton, from Latin gluttō, gluttōn-.] |
| wol·ver·ine (wŏŏl'və-rēn', wōōl'və-rēn') n. A solitary, burrowing carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo) of northern forest regions, related to the weasel and having a heavyset body, short legs, dark fur, and a bushy tail. Also called carcajou, glutton, skunk bear. [Probably from wolf.] |
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Glutton
Glut"ton\, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L. gluto, glutto. See Glut.]1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer. 2. Fig.: One who gluts himself. Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. --Granville. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo luscus), of the family Mustelid[ae], about the size of a large badger. It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious, whence the name; the wolverene. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia. Glutton bird (Zo["o]l.), the giant fulmar (Ossifraga gigantea); -- called also Mother Carey's goose, and mollymawk.Glutton
Glut"ton\, a. Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing. "Glutton souls." --Dryden. A glutton monastery in former ages makes a hungry ministry in our days. --Fuller.Glutton
Glut"ton\, v. t. & i. To glut; to eat voraciously. [Obs.] Gluttoned at last, return at home to pine. --Lovelace. Whereon in Egypt gluttoning they fed. --Drayton.
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Language Translation for : glutton
Spanish:
glotón, comilón,
German:
der Vielfraß,
Japanese:
大食家
glutton
c.1225, from O.Fr. gluton, from L. gluttonem, acc. of glutto "overeater," formed from gluttire "to swallow," from gula "throat," from PIE *gel-.
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Glutton
(Deut. 21:20), Heb. zolel, from a word meaning "to shake out," "to squander;" and hence one who is prodigal, who wastes his means by indulgence. In Prov. 23:21, the word means debauchees or wasters of their own body. In Prov. 28:7, the word (pl.) is rendered Authorized Version "riotous men;" Revised Version, "gluttonous." Matt. 11:19, Luke 7:34, Greek phagos, given to eating, gluttonous.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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