Glutton — Defs

01 n. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.

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One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
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Fig.: One who gluts himself.
“Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy.” — Granville.
3.
A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly Gulo luscus), of the weasel family Mustelidæ, about the size of a large badger; called also wolverine, wolverene and carcajou. It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious, whence the name. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.(Zool.) Also: wolverine, wolverene, carcajou

Phrases & compounds

Glutton bird — the giant fulmar (Ossifraga gigantea); -- called also Mother Carey's goose, and mollymawk.

02 a. Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.

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Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.
“A glutton monastery in former ages makes a hungry ministry in our days.” — Fuller.

03 v. t. & i. To glut; to eat voraciously.

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To glut; to eat voraciously.[Obs.]
“Gluttoned at last, return at home to pine.” — Lovelace.

“Whereon in Egypt gluttoning they fed.” — Drayton.