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guzzler

British  
/ ˈɡʌzlə /

noun

    1. a person or thing that guzzles

    2. ( in combination )

      a gas-guzzler

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Inglewood resident Eddin, who chose to not give his last name, said even though his Honda Civic isn’t a big gas guzzler, he has switched to using his girlfriend’s hybrid for longer trips.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

But if you are used to paying low premiums for an older gas guzzler, you might get sticker shock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Switching from an SUV to using a new, direct, and protected bike lane might seem like a no-brainer—why not leave the hulking gas guzzler in the garage, if you can?—but it can take effort.

From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2024

With gasoline consumption having topped out in the U.S., the world's top gas guzzler, in 2019 and China set to peak around next year, global gasoline markets could move into a surplus from 2025.

From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 2023

Then think Of such a man, beside a guzzler set; And how his stomach nauseates the repast.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 495, June 25, 1831 by Various

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