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Sean Gregory, Time, 18 Aug. 2023
Even classic gluttons like bullheads might prefer a leaner cuisine when the wind is cold or the run is just starting.
—Will Ryan, Field & Stream, 5 July 2023
Not that Julius himself was a glutton for heat.
—BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2021
From Old French, meaning glutton.
—Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 5 Mar. 2021
Seated at a ceremonial desk in an airplane hangar, doling out portions of his kingdom to simpering Goneril (Gilmore) and Regan (Lane), this Lear wears the infuriating smirk of a glutton for praise.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
So bib up, chow down, and let your inner glutton romp.
—Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2023
Or the glutton who wants to buy all the fish in the market—a symbol of someone who is totally undemocratic.
—Paul Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
But there's no need to be a glutton for punishment, either.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2022
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Word History
Middle English glotoun, from Anglo-French glutun, glotun, from Latin glutton-, glutto; akin to Latin gluttire to swallow, gula throat, Old English ceole
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Glutton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glutton. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
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