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Grammar : Noun
Spell : gluht-n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈglʌt n



Définition of glutton

Origin :
  • early 13c., from Old French gluton (Modern French glouton), from Latin gluttonem (nominative glutto) "overeater," formed from gluttire "to swallow," from gula "throat," from PIE *gwele- (see glut (v.)).
  • noun person who overeats
Example sentences :
  • Yet the glutton was a glutton for danger as well as for fish.
  • Extract from : « The Game of Rat and Dragon » by Cordwainer Smith
  • A man must be a glutton for tomfoolery if he could not be satisfied with that.'
  • Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
  • You'll want a beefsteak for your eye and not for your stomach, you glutton!
  • Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan
  • Though a magnificent host, the elder Beckford was no glutton.
  • Extract from : « The History of the Caliph Vathek » by William Beckford
  • The wolverene, or glutton, carries off the palm for cunning from all the other animals.
  • Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • Even then Glutton will often tear the logs apart to get at the supplies.
  • Extract from : « The Burgess Animal Book for Children » by Thornton W. Burgess
  • This is Glutton the Wolverine, the largest and ugliest member of the family.
  • Extract from : « The Burgess Animal Book for Children » by Thornton W. Burgess
  • The master called him a glutton, but Getzel didn't care about that either.
  • Extract from : « Jewish Children » by Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich
  • To wit ‘a sloven’ and ‘a glutton’; Perhaps his weakness was Scotch Mutton.
  • Extract from : « A Humorous History of England » by C. Harrison
  • The Glutton had been an Indiaman, measuring 1400 tons, and had been purchased into the service.
  • Extract from : « Old Jack » by W.H.G. Kingston

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