Main Entry:

glut·ton

Pronunciation:

\ˈglə-t^ən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English glotoun, from Anglo-French glutun, glotun, from Latin glutton-, glutto; akin to Latin gluttire to swallow, gula throat, Old English ceole

Date:

13th century

1 a: one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking b: one that has a great capacity for accepting or enduring something <a glutton for punishment>2: wolverine 1a