glutton

n.

1. A person who eats or consumes immoderate amounts of food and drink.
2. A person with an inordinate capacity to receive or withstand something: a glutton for punishment.
3. See wolverine.

[Middle English glotoun, from Old French gloton, from Latin gluttō, gluttōn-.]

A person with a gargantuan appetite for both food and drink, often without regard to quality. See also epicure gastronome; gourmand; gourmet.

n

Definition: overeater
Antonyms: dieter, finicky eater, fussy eater

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

A person who escapes the evils of moderation by committing dyspepsia.

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IN BRIEF: n. - Musteline mammal of northern Eurasia; A person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess.

Tutor's tip: You can be a "glutton" (a heavy eater) for breads and cereals that have a lot of "gluten" (proteins found in cereal grains) in them.

Quotes:

"The fool that eats till he is sick must fast till he is well." - George W. Thornbury

"The pleasures of the palate deal with us like the Egyptian thieves, who strangle those whom they embrace." - Seneca

"Glutton: one who digs his grave with his teeth." - French Proverb

"They whose sole bliss is eating can give but that one brutish reason why they live." - (Decimus Junius Juvenalis) Juvenal

"A poor man who eats too much, as contradistinguished from a gourmand, who is a rich man who lives well." - Elbert Hubbard

"In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires." - Benjamin Franklin

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - grovæder, ædedolk, slughals

idioms:

• glutton for punishment    masochist

Nederlands (Dutch)
veelvraat, zeer ijverig iemand

Français (French)
n. - (fig) masochiste

idioms:

• glutton for punishment    masochiste

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nimmersatt, Vielfraß

idioms:

• glutton for punishment    (ugs.) Masochist

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λαίμαργος, κοιλιόδουλος

idioms:

• glutton for punishment    (καθομ.) μαζοχιστής, άτομο που ρέπει προς τις ταλαιπωρίες

Italiano (Italian)
goloso, ghiottone, volverina

idioms:

• glutton for punishment    masochista

Português (Portuguese)
n. - glutão (m), pessoa (f) insaciável

idioms:

• glutton for punishment    resistente a punições

Русский (Russian)
обжора, ненасытный человек, росомаха (животное)

idioms:

• glutton for punishment    человек, охотно берущийся за тяжелую или неприятную работу

Español (Spanish)
n. - glotón, comilón, tragón

idioms:

• glutton for punishment    ser masoquista

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - storätare, järv (zool.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
暴食者, 酷爱...的人

idioms:

• glutton for punishment    吃苦耐劳的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 暴食者, 酷愛...的人

idioms:

• glutton for punishment    吃苦耐勞的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 많이 먹는 사람, 열심히 하는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大食家, 熱心家, 凝り屋, クズリ

idioms:

• glutton for punishment    いくら打たれても平気なボクサー, 人の嫌がる事を進んでする人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) النهم, الشره‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זוללן, גרגרן, להוט אחרי‬

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