I. ˈglət ə n noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English glotoun, from Old French gloton, from Latin glutton-, glutto; akin to Old English ceole throat, Old High German kela, Latin gula throat, gluttire to swallow, Greek delear bait, Russian glotat' to swallow, gulp
1.
a. : one that eats too much : one given to excessive eating and drinking : one that gluts
b.
(1) : one that greedily or excessively indulges in something as if voraciously devouring it
gluttons of morning air — Christopher Morley
a glutton of books
a literary glutton
(2) : one that has a great capacity for accepting or enduring something
a glutton for work
a glutton for punishment
2.
[translation of German vielfrass ]
: wolverine 1a ; especially : one occurring in the Old World
Synonyms: see epicure
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English glotoun, from glotoun, n.
archaic : gluttonous
III. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: glutton (I)
archaic : glut
IV. noun
also glutton bird
( -s )
Etymology: glutton (I)
: giant petrel