glutton

glut·ton | \ ˈglə-tᵊn

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Definition of glutton

1a : 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 sense 1a

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he's such a glutton that he ate the whole cake

Recent Examples on the Web Calling all gluttons for goosebumps:Here's a list of the best haunted houses in Cincinnati Briana Rice is a trending news reporter for the Enquirer. — Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, "Halloween 2019: Trick-or-treating times set in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky," 24 Oct. 2019 China, the world’s builder, is also the planet’s sand glutton. — Paul Salopek, National Geographic, "Inside the deadly world of India’s sand mining mafia," 26 June 2019 So why are the 48 percent who prioritize reducing deficits right and the spending gluttons wrong? — Mona Charen, National Review, "We Need to Get Serious about Putting Our Fiscal House in Order," 8 Nov. 2019 Today, if victory were cake, these people would be gluttons. — David Segal, New York Times, "A Squash Mystery in Egypt: Is There Something in the Nile?," 1 Nov. 2019 In popular lore, Epicurus was patron to gluttons, publicans and brothelkeepers. — The Economist, "The key to a good life is avoiding pain," 26 Sep. 2019 There is a deep desire for Gronkowski, a glutton for punishment in his Patriots days, to return to Fort Foxborough. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Booing Andrew Luck crossed the line," 31 Aug. 2019 The sauce — a glutton’s glorious punishment of pork, pecorino and tomatoes — produces one of the most satisfying dishes on the Roman table. — New York Times, "Hunting for the Real Pasta all’Amatriciana," 31 July 2019 For this plan to work, scientists will need to engineer antibiotic gluttons. — Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, "Bacteria That Eat Drugs Could Help Solve the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis," 8 Nov. 2018

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“Glutton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glutton. Accessed 4 Jun. 2020.

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