Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who eats and drinks excessively: A glutton is someone who habitually consumes large quantities of food and drink, often to the point of greed or lack of self-control.
   • A person with a great capacity for or interest in something: Figuratively, a glutton can describe someone who shows an intense enthusiasm or appetite for a particular activity, even an unpleasant one.
   • (Zoology) A musteline mammal of northern Eurasia: This refers to the wolverine (Gulo gulo), a carnivorous mammal known for its strength and voracious appetite.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Person who overeats):
  • He was such a glutton that he finished the entire cake by himself.
  • The feast was meant for ten, but the glutton ate enough for three people.
• Noun (Person with great appetite for an activity):
  • She is a glutton for punishment, always taking on the most difficult tasks.
  • As a glutton for books, he spent every weekend at the library.
• Noun (Animal):
  • The glutton, or wolverine, is a powerful and solitary animal of the northern forests.

Advanced Usage

• "A glutton for...": This idiom is used to describe someone who eagerly accepts or seeks out a lot of something, often something challenging or unpleasant.
  • He's a real glutton for hard work. (He eagerly takes on a lot of hard work.)
  • Only a glutton for punishment would run a marathon in this heat.
• "Gluttonous" (Adjective form): Characterized by excessive eating or greed.
  • His gluttonous behavior at the buffet was embarrassing.

Variants and Related Words

• Gluttonous (adj): Having the habits of a glutton; greedy.
  • She avoided the gluttonous consumption of sweets.
• Gluttony (n): The habit or act of eating too much. This is one of the seven deadly sins.
  • The sermon warned against the sin of gluttony.

Synonyms

• Gourmand: A person who enjoys eating, sometimes to excess. (Note: This can have a more positive connotation than 'glutton'.)
• Gorger: One who eats greedily.
• Overeater: A more neutral, descriptive term for someone who eats too much.
• Trencherman: A hearty eater (often archaic or humorous).

Related Phrases

• Glutton for punishment: Someone who seems to enjoy or persistently engages in difficult, tedious, or unpleasant activities.
  • I must be a glutton for punishment to agree to organize the office party again.

Related Idioms

• "Enough to satisfy a glutton": An exaggerated way of saying there is a very large amount of food.
  • She cooked enough to satisfy a glutton, so there will be plenty of leftovers.

Noun

1. musteline mammal of northern Eurasia
2. a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess