Definitions for glutton
ˈglʌt nglut·ton

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. glutton, gourmand, gourmandizer, trenchermannoun

   a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess

2. glutton, Gulo gulo, wolverinenoun

   musteline mammal of northern Eurasia

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gluttonnoun

   (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly Gulo luscus), of the weasel family Mustelid

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gluttonnoun

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

   "Such a glutton would eat until his belly hurts."

2. gluttonnoun

   One who consumes voraciously, obsessively, or to excess

3. gluttonnoun

   A carnivorous mammal , of the family Mustelidæ, about the size of a large badger. It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious, whence the name; the wolverine. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.

4. gluttonverb

   To glut; to eat voraciously.

5. gluttonadjective

   gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.

   "A glutton monastery in former ages makes a hungry ministry in our days." -Fuller.

6. Etymology: gloton, gluton, from gluto.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gluttonnoun

   Etymology: glouton, French, from glutio, Latin, to swallow.

   1. One who indulges himself too much in eating.

   The Chinese eat horseflesh at this day, and some gluttons have used to have catsflesh baked. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   Through Macer’s gullet she runs down,
   When the vile glutton dines alone;
   And, void of modesty and thought,
   She follows Bibo’s endless draught. Matthew Prior.

   2. One eager of any thing to excess.

   The rest bring home in state the happy pair
   To that last scene of bliss, and leave them there;
   All those free joys insatiably to prove,
   With which rich beauty feasts the glutton love. Abraham Cowley.

   Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy,
   Their fatal arts so impiously employ. George Granville.

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1. glutton

   A glutton is a person who regularly eats and drinks excessively, showing a high level of greed or inclination towards overindulgence. The term can also apply to someone who has a remarkably high capacity or great enthusiasm for something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gluttonnoun

   one who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer

2. Gluttonnoun

   fig.: One who gluts himself

3. Gluttonnoun

   a carnivorous mammal (Gulo luscus), of the family Mustelidae, about the size of a large badger. It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious, whence the name; the wolverene. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia

4. Gluttonadjective

   gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing

5. Glutton

   to glut; to eat voraciously

6. Etymology: [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L. gluto, glutto. See Glut.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Glutton

   glut′n, n. one who eats to excess: a popular name of the wolverine, a carnivorous quadruped of the weasel family.—v.i. Glutt′onise, to eat to excess, like a glutton.—adjs. Glutt′onous, Glutt′onish, given to, or consisting in, gluttony.—adv. Glutt′onously.—n. Glutt′ony, excess in eating. [Fr. glouton—L. gluton-em—gluttīre, to devour.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. glutton

   A poor man who eats too much, as contradistinguished from a gourmand, who is a rich man who "lives well."

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1. • Musteline Mammal

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of glutton in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of glutton in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of glutton in a Sentence

1. Erma Bombeck:

   I am not a glutton - I am an explorer of food.

2. Josh Billings:

   The miser and the glutton are two facetious buzzards: one hides his store, and the other stores his hide.

3. Jimmy Kimmel:

   The rest of the week I'm a glutton — pizza and pasta and steak.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=glutton
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=glutton
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Glutton
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=glutton
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glutton
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=glutton
8. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=glutton