Sekirov Dictionary

glutton

/ˈɡlʌtn̩/

noun 4
verb 2
adjective 1
forms 5
phrases 1

noun4

•
One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.
- Such a glutton would eat until his belly hurts.
•
One who consumes anything voraciously, obsessively, or to excess.
- "Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy." — 1705
(informal) A giant petrel.
(no longer used) The wolverine, Gulo gulo.

verb2

•
(no longer used) To glut; to satisfy (especially an appetite) by filling to capacity.
- Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine. — 1657
•
(no longer used) To glut; to eat voraciously.
- Whereon in Egypt gluttoning they fed. — 1604

adjective1

•
Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.
- A glutton monastery in former ages makes a hungry ministry in our days. — 1655

forms

gluttoned · gluttoning · gluttons · more glutton · most glutton

Phrases with glutton

glutton for punishment
One who persists in an effort in spite of harmful or unpleasant results.

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