Dictionary.com
definitions

glutton

1
[ gluht-n ]
/ ˈglʌt n /
||
SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR glutton ON THESAURUS.COM

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.

RELATED CONTENT

Fancy Words For Everyday ActivitiesHumming (is so boring) Yet, bombinating sounds much more interesting! This word may sound a bit like bumblebee, which is kind of neat as it means “to hum, or buzz.” First published in the late 1800s, bombinate and bombilate are twins with family-tree roots tangled in both Greek and Latin derivatives (confusing) that lead to the late Latin bombilāre, or “to hum.” Breathing (is so …
READ MORE

RELATED WORDS

hog, sensualist, pig, gourmand, epicure, gorger, stuffer

Nearby words

  1. glutin,
  2. glutinant,
  3. glutinous,
  4. glutitis,
  5. glutose,
  6. glutton for punishment,
  7. gluttonize,
  8. gluttonous,
  9. gluttony,
  10. gly

Origin of glutton

1
1175–1225; Middle English glutun < Old French glouton < Latin gluttōn- (stem of gluttō), variant of glūtō glutton, akin to glūtīre to gulp down
Can be confusedgluten glutton

Definition for glutton (2 of 2)

glutton

2
[ gluht-n ]
/ ˈglʌt n /

noun

the wolverine, Gulo gulo, of Europe.

Origin of glutton

2
1665–75; translation of German Vielfrass, equivalent to viel much + frass eating, derivative of fressen (of animals) to eat
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for glutton

British Dictionary definitions for glutton (1 of 2)

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 Formsgluttonous, adjectivegluttonously, adverb

Word Origin for glutton

C13: from Old French glouton, from Latin glutto, from gluttīre to swallow

British Dictionary definitions for glutton (2 of 2)

glutton

2
/ (ˈɡlʌtən) /

noun

another name for wolverine

Word Origin for glutton

C17: from glutton 1, apparently translating German Vielfrass great eater
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

Word Origin and History for glutton

glutton

n.

early 13c., from Old French gluton (Modern French glouton), from Latin gluttonem (nominative glutto) "overeater," formed from gluttire "to swallow," from gula "throat," from PIE *gwele- (see glut (v.)).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper