Synonyms for glutton

Grammar : Noun

Spell : gluht-n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈglʌt n

Définition of glutton

Origin : early 13c., from Old French gluton (Modern French glouton), from Latin gluttonem (nominative glutto) "overeater," formed from gluttire "to swallow," from gula "throat," from PIE *gwele- (see glut (v.)).

noun person who overeats

Example sentences :

Yet the glutton was a glutton for danger as well as for fish.
Extract from : « The Game of Rat and Dragon » by Cordwainer Smith

A man must be a glutton for tomfoolery if he could not be satisfied with that.'
Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever

You'll want a beefsteak for your eye and not for your stomach, you glutton!
Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan

Though a magnificent host, the elder Beckford was no glutton.
Extract from : « The History of the Caliph Vathek » by William Beckford

The wolverene, or glutton, carries off the palm for cunning from all the other animals.
Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston

Even then Glutton will often tear the logs apart to get at the supplies.
Extract from : « The Burgess Animal Book for Children » by Thornton W. Burgess

This is Glutton the Wolverine, the largest and ugliest member of the family.
Extract from : « The Burgess Animal Book for Children » by Thornton W. Burgess

The master called him a glutton, but Getzel didn't care about that either.
Extract from : « Jewish Children » by Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich

To wit ‘a sloven’ and ‘a glutton’; Perhaps his weakness was Scotch Mutton.
Extract from : « A Humorous History of England » by C. Harrison

The Glutton had been an Indiaman, measuring 1400 tons, and had been purchased into the service.
Extract from : « Old Jack » by W.H.G. Kingston

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