glutton
1[ gluht-n ]
/ ˈglʌt n /
noun
a person who eats and drinks excessively or voraciously.
a person with a remarkably great desire or capacity for something: a glutton for work; a glutton for punishment.
Nearby words
gluteus minimus, glutinant, glutinous, glutitis, glutose, glutton, glutton for punishment, gluttonize, gluttonous, gluttony, gly
Origin of glutton
11175–1225; Middle English glutun < Old French glouton < Latin gluttōn- (stem of gluttō), variant of glūtō glutton, akin to glūtīre to gulp down
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Can be confused
gluten gluttonDefinition for glutton (2 of 2)
glutton
2[ gluht-n ]
/ ˈglʌt n /
noun
the wolverine, Gulo gulo, of Europe.
Origin of glutton
21665–75; translation of German Vielfrass, equivalent to viel much + frass eating, derivative of fressen (of animals) to eat
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glutton
1/ (ˈɡlʌtən) /
noun
a person devoted to eating and drinking to excess; greedy person
often ironic a person who has or appears to have a voracious appetite for somethinga glutton for punishment
Derived Forms
gluttonous, adjectivegluttonously, adverbWord Origin for glutton
C13: from Old French glouton, from Latin glutto, from gluttīre to swallow
British Dictionary definitions for glutton (2 of 2)
Word Origin for glutton
C17: from glutton 1, apparently translating German Vielfrass great eater
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