Glutton
Glutton , noun
[Old English glotoun, glotun, French glouton, from Latin gluto, glutto. See Glut.]
1.
One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
2.
Figuratively: One who gluts himself.
Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy.
3.
(Zoology) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly Gulo luscus), of the weasel family Mustelida, 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.
Collocations (1)
Glutton bird (Zoology) , the giant fulmar (Ossifraga gigantea); -- called also Mother Carey's goose, and mollymawk.
Glutton , adjective
Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.
Glutton souls.
A glutton monastery in former ages makes a hungry ministry in our days.
Glutton , verb, transitive and intransitive
To glut; to eat voraciously. [Obsolete]
Gluttoned at last, return at home to pine.
Whereon in Egypt gluttoning they fed.