glutton
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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; Middle English glutun < Old French glouton < Latin gluttōn- (stem of gluttō), variant of glūtō glutton, akin to glūtīre to gulp down
1175–1225; Middle English glutun < Old French glouton < Latin gluttōn- (stem of gluttō), variant of glūtō glutton, akin to glūtīre to gulp down
Synonyms
1. gourmand; gastronome; chowhound.
1. gourmand; gastronome; chowhound.
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glutton1 (ˈɡlʌtən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person devoted to eating and drinking to excess; greedy person |
| 2. | ironic often a person who has or appears to have a voracious appetite for something: a glutton for punishment |
| [C13: from Old French glouton, from Latin glutto, from gluttīre to swallow] | |
| 'gluttonous1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'gluttonously1 | |
| —adv | |
| glutton2 (ˈɡlʌtən) | |
| —n | |
| another name for wolverine | |
| [C17: from | |
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Word Origin & History
glutton
early 13c., 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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Bible Dictionary
Glutton definition
(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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Example sentences
The second glutton has to pay for each dish as it is brought.
Which means, unless you're an unrepentant glutton, viewing choices must be made.
It appears that plaintiff has attempted to avoid the evils of moderation by presenting a glutton's plate.
Break bread with a glutton, and you'll most likely eat a big portion too.
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