GLUTTON


Meaning of GLUTTON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈɡlʌtn ]

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. øa glutton for punishment a person eager to take on hard or unpleasant tasks. øøgluttonize v.intr. (also -ise). gluttonous adj. gluttonously adv. [ME f. OF gluton, gloton f. L glutto -onis f. gluttire swallow, gluttus greedy]

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