glutton
/ˈɡlʌtn̩/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.45 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
noun
One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.
noun
One who consumes anything voraciously, obsessively, or to excess.
Example Sentences
- "A glutton monastery in former ages makes a hungry ministry in our days."
- "So, so, thou common dog, didst thou disgorge Thy glutton bosom of the royal Richard?"
- "Such a glutton would eat until his belly hurts."
- ""Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy.""
- ""A good few indeed, my man," replied the captain. "Yes, you may make away with a deal of money and be neither drunkard nor glutton.""
- "Hope is a subtle glutton; / He feeds upon the fair;"
Etymology
From Middle English glotoun, from Old French gloton, gluton, from Latin gluttō, gluttōnis (“glutton”). The use for the wolverine is a semantic loan from German Vielfraß, itself a folk etymology for Old Norse *fjallfress (literally “mountain cat”). The popular belief that the wolverine is particularly voracious only developed because of this name. See the German for more.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: glotoun, gloton, glutto, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡlʌtn̩/
- British English: /ˈɡlʌtn̩/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more glutton (comparative)
most glutton (superlative)
gluttons (plural)
gluttons (present, singular)
gluttoning (participle, present)
gluttoned (participle, past)
gluttoned (past)