as in pig
one who eats greedily or too much he's such a glutton that he ate the whole cake

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Recent Examples on the Web The bliss of first bites, illicit cherries jubilee, Miyazaki’s gluttons ... and the crookie? Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024 Plus, there’s the fact that England fans are gluttons for the agony of defeat. 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 See all Example Sentences for glutton 

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“Glutton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glutton. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.

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