n. 1 an excessively greedy eater. 2 (often foll. by for) colloq. a person insatiably eager (a glutton for work). 3 a voracious animal Gulo gulo, of the weasel family. Also called WOLVERINE. a glutton for punishment a person eager to take on hard or unpleasant tasks. gluttonize v.intr. (also -ise). gluttonous adj. gluttonously adv.
[ ME f. OF gluton, gloton f. L glutto -onis f. gluttire swallow, gluttus greedy ]