glutton

/ˈglʌtn/

/ˈglʌtən/

Other forms: gluttons

Do you like to eat and drink — I mean, really like to eat and drink? Then you might be a glutton.

We all have our favorite foods and drinks, but some people are a little more into it than others — these people are gluttons. Someone who's a glutton because they just eat too much is different from a gourmet or gourmand, who enjoys only the best food. This word also is used in phrases like "glutton for punishment," which you might say about a student who asks for extra homework.

Definitions of glutton

1. noun

   a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
   synonyms: gourmand, gourmandizer, trencherman

   type of:

   eater, feeder

   someone who consumes food for nourishment
2. noun

   a person who pursues or withstands something to a great degree
3. noun

   musteline mammal of northern Eurasia
   synonyms: Gulo gulo gulo, wolverine

   type of:

   mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal

   fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals