glutton

noun

glut·​ton ˈglə-tᵊn How to pronounce glutton (audio)
1
a
: one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
b
: one that has a great capacity for accepting or enduring something
a glutton for punishment
2

Examples of glutton in a Sentence

he's such a glutton that he ate the whole cake
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Luckily, gluttons like us are covered by the Monday night fixture, which promises to be a lively one: Newcastle host West Ham. Nick Miller, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024 In fact, a recent article comparing the energy consumption spanning 20 years by the top 500 supercomputers in the world found that a publicly available quantum computer with the same compute power as the top-energy glutton on the list, consumed less than 0.05% of the electricity. Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 Solar fields to help power these energy gluttons are expected to gobble up 10 million acres of rural land over the next 10 years. Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 10 July 2024 Professional gluttons gradually increase their intake of food over long periods of time. Matt Fuchs, TIME, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for glutton 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English glotoun, from Anglo-French glutun, glotun, from Latin glutton-, glutto; akin to Latin gluttire to swallow, gula throat, Old English ceole

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of glutton was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Glutton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glutton. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

glutton

noun
glut·​ton ˈglət-ᵊn How to pronounce glutton (audio)
1
: one that eats too much
2
gluttonous
ˈglət-nəs
-ᵊn-əs
adjective
gluttonously adverb

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