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Definition of Glutton
1. Noun. A person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess.
Generic synonyms: Eater, Feeder
Derivative terms: Gluttonize, Gluttonous, Gourmandize, Gourmandize
2. Noun. Musteline mammal of northern Eurasia.
Definition of Glutton
1. n. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
2. a. Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.
3. v. t. & i. To glut; to eat voraciously.
Definition of Glutton
1. Adjective. gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing. ¹
2. Noun. One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer. ¹
3. Noun. (figuratively) One who consumes voraciously, obsessively, or to excess ¹
4. Noun. (zoology) A carnivorous mammal (qualifier Gulo gulo), of the family Mustelidæ, about the size of a large badger. It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious, whence the name; the wolverine. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia. ¹
5. Verb. (obsolete) To glut; to eat voraciously. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Glutton
1. a person who eats to excess [n -S]
Medical Definition of Glutton
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1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
2. One who gluts himself. "Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy." (Granville)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Glutton
Literary usage of Glutton
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1806)
"glutton, glut'tn. s%. (170) Viscosity, tenacity One who indulges himself too much
in citing; ... With the voracity ol a glutton. gluttonY, glut'tun-è. s. ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"In size and form the glutton is something like the badger, ... Unlike the majority
of arctic animals, ibe for of the glutton in winter grows darker. ..."
3. The Naturalist in Norway: Or, Notes on the Wild Animals, Birds, Fishes, and by John Bowden (1869)
"The glutton in Lapland.—Lapp Method of Deceiving the glutton. ... The glutton is
carnivorous, and, like the wolf and lynx, destroys much more than it can ..."
4. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1882)
"... to swallow. glutton. (F.-L.) М.Е.£/0/оя. — О. F. glotón. ... glutton ; see Glut.
Glycerine, a viscid fluid, of sweet taste. (F. —Gk.) F.glycérine; ..."
5. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"glutton, a carnivorous mammal, belonging to the family ... In dentition and
general structure the glutton resembles the glutton or ..."
6. Scandinavian Adventures: During a Residence of Upwards of Twenty Years by Llewelyn Lloyd (1854)
"THE glutton—NOTION OP THE ANCIENTS — DESCRIPTION — PISCATORY ... Swedish naturalists
tell us that the fjall regions are the proper home of the glutton, ..."
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