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
- 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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