Definition of glutton
1a : one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinkingb : one that has a great capacity for accepting or enduring something a glutton for punishment
2 : wolverine 1a
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Examples of glutton in a Sentence
he's such a glutton that he ate the whole cake
Recent Examples of glutton from the Web
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This trick works because the human brain is a glutton for stories.
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Is the Wheaton businessman a glutton for punishment?
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Ever a glutton for controversy, Trump also met unannounced with Russia's ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak, who accompanied Lavrov to the Oval Office.
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Cheese by the truckload, salumi by the boatload — San Francisco’s annual Winter Fancy Food Show is a glutton’s paradise.
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As befits a maker of rugged action-wear, 5.11 Tactical is a glutton for critical punishment.
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Origin and Etymology of glutton
Middle English glotoun, from Anglo-French glutun, glotun, from Latin glutton-, glutto; akin to Latin gluttire to swallow, gula throat, Old English ceole
GLUTTON Defined for English Language Learners
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: a person who eats too much
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: someone who wants a large amount of something
GLUTTON Defined for Kids
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: a person or animal that overeats
gluttonous
\ˈglə-tə-nəs\ adjectiveLearn More about glutton
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